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Advanced MathEasy–MediumProfit from a quadratic model

Advanced Math practice question

A workshop's daily profit, in dollars, from making x chairs is given by P(x) = −x² + 20x − 36. What is the profit, in dollars, from making 10 chairs?

Answer: 64

−100 + 200 − 36 = 64.

Common wrong answers

If you answered 36
36 drops the sign of the constant.
If you answered 164
164 adds 36 instead of subtracting.
If you answered 264
264 treats −x² as +x².

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