Question

You are selling cakes at a bake sale for $6.75 each. You spend $86 to buy ingredients and supplies.

There is no charge to have a table at the sale. Write an expression that shows your profit from
selling n cakes. Then find the profit if you sell 25 cakes.

Answer 1

Profit from selling n cakes = $6.75n - $86

Profit from selling 25 cakes = $82.75

Explanation:

You are selling cakes at a bake sale for $6.75 each.

You spend $86 to buy ingredients and supplies.

Profit from selling n cakes is;

Profit = Selling price - cost price

Profit = $6.75n - $86

Profit for selling 25 cakes is;

Profit = $6.75(25) - $86 = $82.75