I think it’s 74 bc I got it right but your might be different
3a + a - 15 = 225 . your substituting b(a-15) into the first equation. <span />
The gross profit margin is calculated using the following rule:
gross profit margin = total profit / total sales
Now, we need to get the values of total profit and total sale:
total profit = <span>9*8-(40+8)=24$
total sales = 9*8 = 72$
Now, we will substitute in the above equation:
gross profit margin = 24/72 = 1/3 = 0.3333334
% = 0.33333334*100 = 33.3334%</span>
Answer:
a, -b
Step-by-step explanation:
When x is a, the function becomes

as you see, a-a is 0, and as your whole function is multiplied by this, it makes it 0.

As you see -b+b is 0, and once again, this would make the whole function 0.