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A salesman bought backpacks for $576. He sold 17 of them for $18 each to a trailer, and the rest were sold to a department store for $25 each. How much was the salesman’s profit? How much money did he
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A salesman bought backpacks for $576. He sold 17 of them for $18 each to a trailer, and the rest were sold to a department store for $25 each. How much was the salesman’s profit? How much money did he gain?

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Profit= money earned subtract money spent
Profit= 1,081 - 576 = $505
So 505$ was his profit
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