A company manufactures wristwatches and the profit, P. (in hundred thousand pesos) can be modeled by P(x) =-2x' + 6x² + 8x , where x represents the number of wristwatches produced (in hundreds). When is the profit, P, equal to zero?

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A company manufactures wristwatches and the profit, P. (in hundred thousand pesos)
can be modeled by P(x) =-2x + 6x² + 8x , where x represents the number of
wristwatches produced (in hundreds). When is the profit, P, equal to zero?
CLAIM: (The answer to the problem)
EVIDENCE: (The solution to the problem)
REASON: (Explanation to support the answer)
Transcribed Image Text:I. CER (Claim-Evidence-Reason) A company manufactures wristwatches and the profit, P. (in hundred thousand pesos) can be modeled by P(x) =-2x + 6x² + 8x , where x represents the number of wristwatches produced (in hundreds). When is the profit, P, equal to zero? CLAIM: (The answer to the problem) EVIDENCE: (The solution to the problem) REASON: (Explanation to support the answer)
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