Members of the band are selling candy bars to raise money. The director uses this equation to calculate the amount of profit, p, made from selling n candy bars. p = 1.25n - 475 How many candy bars must be sold to make a profit of $950?

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Answer:

380 candy bars

Step-by-step explanation:

Step one:

we are told that the expression for profit is

[tex]p = 1.25n - 475[/tex]-----------------1

the above equation represents the situation

given

profit is  $950

Required

n=number of bars

950=1.25n-475

collect like terms

950-475=1.25n

475=1.25n

divide both sides by 1.25

n=475/1.25

n= 380candy bars