Question

The student council at coyle middle school decided to do fundraiser selling candy Each $50 box of cany soldmade the student council 47% profit how much will the student council make in profit from each box of candy

Answer 1

The student council from each box of candy will make the profit of $23.50.

Explanation:

Given:

Each box of candy costs $50. Profit of 47% from each candy.

Now, to get the amount of how much profit from each box:

Amount of profit (A) = Profit% of cost of candy of each box

A = 47% of $50

`A=(47)/(100)* 50`

`A=0.47* 50`

`A=23.50`

Amount of profit = $23.50

Therefore, the student council from each box of candy will make the profit of $23.50.