Question

You set up a hot chocolate stand at a football game. The cost of your supplies is $75. You charge $0.50 for each cup of hot chocolate. Write a function that represents the profit P for selling c cups of hot chocolate.

Answer 1

P = 0.5c - 75

Explanation:

Profit is = selling price. - cost price

Cost price is the amount the supplies were bought = $75

The cost of c cups at $0.5 per cup will be

0.5 * c = $0.5c

The profit here is thus;

P = 0.5c - 75