Question

Nguyen has opened a new bake shop in town selling pies. Nguyen

sells each pie for $8 and has spent $918 on rent and maintenance, this
month. How many pies did Nguyen sell if he made $602 profit this
month?

Answer 1

According to the problem, he sells each pie for $8, so the total revenue he earned from selling "x" pies is:

Revenue = 8x

He spent $918 on rent and maintenance, so his total expenses for the month is:

Expenses = $918

His profit for the month is given as $602, so we can set up the equation:

Profit = Revenue - Expenses
$602 = 8x - $918

Adding $918 to both sides of the equation, we get:

$1520 = 8x

Dividing both sides by 8, we get:

x = 190

Therefore, Nguyen sold 190 pies this month.