Question

Jake bakes and sell apple pies. he sells each pie for $5.75. the materials to make the pies cost $40. the boxes jake puts the pies in cost $12.50 total. how many pies does jake need to sell to earn a profit of $50?

Answer 1

He needs to sell 18 pies

Answer 2

`18\ pies`

Explanation:

Let

x-------> the number of pies

we know that

`5.75x-40-12.50=50` -----> linear equation that represent the situation

solve for x

`5.75x-52.50=50`

`5.75x=50+52.50`

`5.75x=102.50`

`x=102.50/5.75=17.8`

Round to the nearest whole number

`17.8=18\ pies`