Question

A club is making posters to raise money. The printer charges a base fee of $270 and $2 per poster for supplies. A person sells each poster for $ 5. How many posters must he sell to make a profit of $ 300?

Answer 1

He must sell 190 posters make a profit of $300.

Explanation:

Given:

Base fee= $270

Fee for supplies= $2

Cost of poster=$5

To find:

The number of posters to be sold to get a profit of $300=?

Solution:

Let the number of posters sold be n.

Now, we know that,

profit = selling price – cost price

$ 300 = $ 5 for each poster – ( $ 270 base fee + $ 2 for each poster)

300 = 5 x n – (270 + 2 x n)

300 = 5n – 270 – 2n

5n – 2n = 300 + 270

3n = 570

`n=(570)/(3)`

n = 190