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Cass decided to sell game programs for the hockey game. the printing cost was over 20 cents per program with a selling price of 50 cents each. cass sold all but 50 of the programs, and made a profit of $65. how many programs were printed? letting p represent the number of programs printed, set up an equation that describes this situation. then solve your equation for p.

Question: what is the value of x 4x-2= (-7) +5x. it would be greatly appreciated if someone could actually explain to me step by step

Scott harris can invest $7,000 in a 1-year cd that earns interest at an annual rate of 4 percent compounded monthly. the amount per $1.00 is 1.040742. he can also invest $7,000 in a 1-year cd at annual rate of 4 percent compounded quarterly. the amount per $1.00 is 1.040604. what is the difference in the amount of interest earned for each investment? a) $0.96 b) $0.81 c) $0.87 d) $0.88