Question

The Hamburger Problem

Sue Flay opened a MacDonald's on White Plains Road and Cassa Role opened a
Burger King across the street. Both had to borrow money to open their fast food
franchises.
After 500 customers, Sue was still $4000 in debt... By the time she had served 3000
customers, she was ahead $1000.
After 2000 customers, Cassa Role still owed $6000 to the bank. However, after
4500 customers, she was ahead by $1500.
Create two questions that you can answer from the given information then
explain in detail how you would go about answering the questions.
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Answer 1

Sue Flay has a debt per customer of $8 and a profit per customer of $0.33. Cassa Role has a debt per customer of $3 and a profit per customer of $0.33.

To answer the first question, we can calculate Sue Flay's debt and profit per customer. After 500 customers, Sue was $4000 in debt, which means her debt per customer is $4000/500 = $8.

After 3000 customers, she was $1000 ahead, which means her profit per customer is $1000/3000 = $0.33.

To answer the second question, we can calculate Cassa Role's debt and profit per customer. After 2000 customers, Cassa Role still owed $6000 to the bank, which means her debt per customer is $6000/2000 = $3.

After 4500 customers, she was ahead by $1500, which means her profit per customer is $1500/4500 = $0.33.