Q:

Sid runs a website that teaches people to speak Spanish. He charges each client $54.67 to use the website. Creating the website cost sid $116.56. If he wants to make at least $3,546.33 in profits, how many clients (x) must pay to use the website?

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67 clients has to pay to use the website. Solution:Given, Sid runs a website.He charges each client $54.67 to use the website.  Creating the website cost sid $116.56.  He wants to make at least $3,546.33 in profits,  Now we know that, profit = selling price – cost price  [tex]\text { Profit }=\text { selling price per client } \times \text { number of clients }-\text { cost price }[/tex]Here, Profit = 3546.33Selling price per client = 54.67Cost price = 116.56[tex]\begin{array}{l}{3546.33=54.67 \times x-116.56} \\\\ {54.67 x=3546.33+116.56} \\\\ {54.67 x=3662.89} \\\\ {x=67}\end{array}[/tex]Hence, 67 clients has to pay to use the website