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Soccer ball profit

y=-6x^2 + 100x - 180
Suppose the store wants to earn a daily profit of $150 from the sale of soccer balls. To earn this profit, what price should the store charge for each soccer ball? Explain how to solve this problem.

User Xu Ouyang
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Answer:

$8.33 per soccer ball.

Explanation:

Y max is =236.67 is the max profit from the soccer balls. This goes on when you charge 8.33 a ball

User Bgomberg
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Answer:

need to solve the equation 150 = -6x2 + 100x - 180. I can subtract 150 from both sides and use the quadratic formula to find x = 4.53 and 12.13. This means that if the store sells soccer balls for $4.53 or $12.13, it will earn a daily profit of $150.

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