A local talent is selling underground CD’s to get his rap career off the ground. Each crate contains 60 blank CD’s.

Each crate cost $35.

How much should he sell his CD’s to make a profit of $85?

He should sell his CD's for $2.

Step-by-step explanation:

Each crate contains 60 blank CD’s and each crate cost $35.

This means that he will pay $35 for 60 CD's.

How much should he sell his CD’s to make a profit of $85?

He will sell each of the 60 CD's for x, which means that his earnings will be of 60x.

Profit: Earnings - Cost = 60x - 35

To make a profit of $85

He should sell his CD's for $2.

y=mx+b is the final answer!   : )

arrange the equations with like terms in columns.

analyze the coefficients of x or y.

add the equations and solve for the remaining variable.

substitute the value into either equation and solve.

check the solution.

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