David says that the original price of the shorts was $41. Does his answer seem reasonable? Defend your answer by writing and solving an equation that represents the situation

The response does not seem reasonable.

Step-by-step explanation:

The current price of shorts is a sum of the original price plus profit. In this case, a simple formula is given:

Profit = Selling price - Buying price

Therefore, the selling price can be anything less than $ 41.

Expressing the information in a linear equation gives x ≤ 41

where x is the buying price of the shorts.