1.Mr Chan makes and sells metallic balls. The budget for making the balls is $7200.
If he reduces the cost of production by $2 each, then he can make 40 more balls.
Suppose the selling price of a ball is $25 and all the balls are sold out.
(a) Find the original cost of producing a ball.
(b) How many balls can he produce after reducing the production cost?
(c) Find the percentage increase of the profit.
2.Solve the equation 9^x - 4(3^x) + 3 = 0.