Question
Express the profit earned as a function of the number of pizzas sold
Answer:
![\frac {3}{2}X](https://img.qammunity.org/2020/formulas/mathematics/middle-school/ud9y0prmigax76sfo9jw632ba9uihzg5az.png)
Explanation:
Production cost=$2
Selling price=$5
Profit=$5-$2=$3
Profit earned as a fraction is
![\frac {3}{2}](https://img.qammunity.org/2020/formulas/mathematics/middle-school/uqqhqsscmav0qex06qim7mlbqxnvoxycbd.png)
Let the number of pizzas sold be x hence the profit earned is expressed as
Profit=
![\frac {3}{2}X](https://img.qammunity.org/2020/formulas/mathematics/middle-school/ud9y0prmigax76sfo9jw632ba9uihzg5az.png)