Question

6TH GRADE MATH!!

A store makes 20% profit on the total price of all the items they sell.

let t represent the total price of all items sold in dollars, and let p represent the profit in dollars.

1) WRITE AN EQUATION TO REPRESENT THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THESE VARIABLES:

Pls help! I don’t understand!! :/

Answer 1

p = t(0.2)

Explanation:

The profit is 20% of the total price. So if you multiply the total price by 0.2, you will get 20% of the total price which is the profit.

Answer 2

p=1/5t

Explanation:

Since t is 100% of the items sold and p is 20% of that, the profit, p is 20% of t, or 1/5t.