SOLUTION: On a bus route from place A to place B,if the fare is kept at x per passenger, then 50-x passengers are expected to travel. What should be the fare in order to maximise the revenue

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Question 964969: On a bus route from place A to place B,if the fare is kept at x per passenger, then 50-x passengers are expected to travel. What should be the fare in order to maximise the revenue?
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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maximum of x(50-x) = -x^2 + 50x

-b/2a = 25

fare = 25