Jane is a photographer. She earns $42.50 for each picture she sells . It cost Jane $850.00 per month to maintain her photography lab. Write an equation that represents the relationship between Jane's Monthly profit (P) and the number of pictures she sells (x).
Part 2: What would the x-intercept of the graph of the equations you found represent to Jane?
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Jane is a photographer.  She earns $42.50 for each picture she sells . It cost Jane $850.00 per month to maintain her photography lab. Write an equation that represents the relationship between Jane's Monthly profit (P) and the number of pictures she sells (x).
Part 2: What would the x-intercept of the graph of the equations you found represent to Jane?
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anonymous · Answer

$$P=42.5x-850$$

anonymous · Answer

x-intercept where P=0
$$0=42.5x-850$$
$$850=42.5x$$
$$x=\frac{850}{42.5}=20$$
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anonymous · Answer

has to sell 20 pictures to break even!