1. Jason is a writer who gets paid a certain number of dollars per page, but 35 percent of the money he makes goes to taxes. Suppose d(p) represents the number of dollars Jason gets paid as a function of the number of pages he writes, and suppose t(p) represents the number of Jason's dollars that go to taxes. If t(p) = 720, what is the value of d (p) - t(p)?

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1. Jason is a writer who gets paid a certain number of dollars per page, but 35 percent of the money he makes goes to
taxes. Suppose d(p) represents the number of dollars Jason gets paid as a function of the number of pages he writes,
and suppose t(p) represents the number of Jason's dollars that go to taxes. If t(p) = 720, what is the value of d (p) -
t(p)?
Transcribed Image Text:1. Jason is a writer who gets paid a certain number of dollars per page, but 35 percent of the money he makes goes to taxes. Suppose d(p) represents the number of dollars Jason gets paid as a function of the number of pages he writes, and suppose t(p) represents the number of Jason's dollars that go to taxes. If t(p) = 720, what is the value of d (p) - t(p)?
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