Quadratic functions

Question

Your class is selling boxes of flower seeds as a fundraiser. The total profit p depends on the amount x that your class charges for each box of seeds. The equation p= -0.5x^2+25x-103 models the profit of the fundraiser.? What^s the smallest? amount, in? dollars, that you can charge and make a profit of at least ?$122?

Answer 1

 

Solve the quadratic equation -0.5x²+25x-103 = 122

 

You will get two values of x once you solve it. The smaller x value of the two is the solution asked by the problem.