Dobbs bowling company made a profit of $1,588 during the month of december. the company models its profit, p, using the formula p=u^2-4u-8, where x is the number of bowling balls the company sells. how many bowling balls were sold in the month of december?

42  bowls were sold in the month of December.

Step-by-step explanation:

Here, The company models its profit, P, using the formula , where u is the number of bowling balls the company sells.

Since, Dobbs Bowling Company made a profit of $1,588 during the month of December.

Therefore,  

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⇒  u = 42 and -38    

Since, The number of balls can not be negative.

Therefore, total number of the bowling balls in December that are sold = 42