Question

A florist has to pay $7.50 each time a customer chooses a competitor for the delivery of flowers. Which expression shows the amount that the florist earns if p people use a competitor for delivery, and the company makes $320.00 before any payment is made to their competitors?

320 minus 7.50 p
320 + 7.50 p
7.50 p minus 320
7.50 p + 320

Answer 1

320 minus 7.50 p

Step-by-step explanation:

the florist earned 320 dollars and then lost money due to having a competitor deliver, since we dont know the amount of people who chose competitors we use the term p next to the amount that p is worth because each time a customer uses a competitor it costs 7.50 out of the original 320.