A car rental company charges its customers p dollars per day to rent a car, where 35≤p≤120. The number of cars rented per day can be modeled by the linear function n(p)=1200−10p. How much should the company charge each customer per day to maximize revenue? Do not include units or a dollar sign in your answer

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A car rental company charges its customers p dollars per day to rent a car, where 35≤p≤120. The number of cars rented per day can be modeled by the linear function n(p)=1200−10p. How much should the company charge each customer per day to maximize revenue? Do not include units or a dollar sign in your answer

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