Question

Sierra's ice cream shop made $45 before she had to close early when the power went out. She realized she lost Two-thirds of a dollar each hour when the shop was closed. The expression that models this situation is 45 minus two-thirds h. What was Sierra's profit if the shop was closed for 6 hours? $24 $36 $41 $49

Answer 1

$41

Explanation:

Answer 2

the profit in the case when the shop is closed for 6 hours is $41

Explanation:

The computation of the profit in the case when the shop is closed for 6 hours is shown below:

= Expression of the situation × number of hours in which the shop is closed

= 45 - 2 ÷ 3 × 6 hours

= $41

hence, the profit in the case when the shop is closed for 6 hours is $41

Therefore the third option is correct