Question

By 8:00 a.m., the snack bar had made $3,256 in sales. By noon, the snack bar’s total sales were $8,821. On average, how much money did the snack bar take in each hour between 8:00 a.m. and noon?

Answer 1

8821 - 3256 = 5565....amount made between 8 a.m. and noon
8 a.m. to 12: a.m. = 4 hrs

5565 / 4 = 1391.25 <=== what they took in each hr between 8 and noon

Answer 2

$1391.25 per hour.

Explanation:

From the given information we get

Total sales by 8:00 am = $3256

Total sales by Noon ( 12:00 am) = $8821

Change in total sale = $8821 - $3256 = $5565

Number of hour between 8:00 am and noon = 12 - 8 = 4

We need to find the average money taken by snack bar in each hour between 8:00 a.m. and noon.

Average money =
`\frac{\text{Change in total sale}}{\text{Time}}`

=
`(5565)/(4)`

=
`1391.25`

Therefore, the average money between 8:00 a.m. and noon is $1391.25.