The selling price of an item is $650. It is marked down by 20%, but this sale price is still marked up from the cost of $400. Fi
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Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
Remember:
Given the equation , you need to solve for the variable "x" to find its value.
You need to square both sides of the equation:
Simplifying, you get:
Factor the quadratic equation. Find two numbers whose sum be 7 and whose product be -8. These are: -1 and 8:
Then:
Let's check if the first solution is correct:
(It checks)
Let's check if the second solution is correct:
(It does not checks)
Therefore, the solution is: