Explanation
Correct answer: 87.
It's given that in August, the car dealer completed more than times the number of sales the car dealer completed in September. Let represent the number of sales the car dealer completed in September. It follows that represents the number of sales the car dealer completed in August. It's also given that in August and September, the car dealer completed sales. It follows that , or . Subtracting from each side of this equation yields . Dividing each side of this equation by yields . Therefore, the car dealer completed sales in September.
Desmos solution:
Note: The regression on line 1 solves for s, the number of sales in September.
Enter in Desmos:
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