Question

To raise money, a school is selling containersof frozen cookie dough for $4.25 each. Theschool pays $2.50 for each container.a) Write two different algebraicexpressions that represent the profitfrom the sale of any number ofcontainers of cookie dough.b) Evaluate each expression for total salesof 174 containers.

Answer 1

From the question given:

(a) Let x be the container that has been sold

Recall, Profit = Revenue - Cost

Total Profit = (4.25 - 2.5)x = 1.75x

Total Profit = Total Revenue - Total Cost

= 4.25x - 2.5x

= 1.75x

(b)

1.75 * 174

= 304.5 dollars

Total Profit = (4.25 * 174) - (2.5 * 174)

= 739.5 - 435

= 304.5 dollars.