The demand function for a tablet is given by the model p = 200 - 16x2 where p is measured in dollars per tablet and x is measured in millions of tablets. If it costs $50 to produce each tablet and a profit of $125 million was derive when 2.5 million tablets were produced. Derive the number of tablets that the company could sell to make the same amount of profit?

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The demand function for a tablet is given by the model p = 200 - 16xwhere p is measured in dollars per tablet and x is measured in millions of tablets. If it costs $50 to produce each tablet and a profit of $125 million was derive when 2.5 million tablets were produced. Derive the number of tablets that the company could sell to make the same amount of profit?

 
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