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A local talent is selling underground CD's to get his rap career off the ground. Each crate contains 40 blank CD's. Each crate cost $25. How much should he sell his CD's to make a profit of $135?

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User Jolivia
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\begin{gathered} \text{ We want to make a profit of 135! plus the base cost, the 40CDs should cost }160\text{ \$}.\text{ If x is the cost of each CD,} \\ \\ 40x=135+25 \\ 40x=160 \\ x=(160)/(40) \\ x=4 \\ \\ \text{ Then he should sell his CD's for 4\$} \end{gathered}

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