Question

Write and Evaluate Algebraic Expressions

Haddie makes and sells knit scarves. Next week she will pay a $25 fee for the use of a booth at a craft fair. She will charge $12 for each scarf she sells at the fair. Write an expression to determine Haddie's profit for selling s scraves after paying the fee for the use of the booth

Answer 1

p = 12s -25

Explanation:

You want an expression for Haddie's profit from the sale of s scarves when she has revenue of $12 each and a cost of $25.

Profit

Profit is the difference between revenue and cost. Haddie's revenue from sale of s scarves is ...

revenue = 12s

Haddie's cost is the fee she pays for the booth rental:

cost = 25

Her profit (p) is the difference between these values:

profit = revenue - cost

p = 12s -25