Question

Casey has a small business making dessert baskets. She estimates that her fixed weekly costs for rent, electricity, and salaries are $200. The ingredients for one dessert basket cost $2.50. Casey’s total costs for last week were $500. How many dessert baskets did she make?

a.
300
b.
12
c.
120
d.
280

Answer 1

500=2.5x+200

x=the amount of desserts.

500-200=2.5x
300=2.5x
x=120
C is the answer.

Answer 2

Answer: 120

Explanation:

Let, she made b baskets of desserts.

One basket cost is $ 2.5

Therefore, the cost of b baskets = 2.5 b dollars

Since, Her fixed weekly costs for rent, electricity, and salaries are $200.

Thus, her total expenses = Her fixed weekly costs for rent, electricity, and salaries + The cost of b baskets

= 200 + 2.5 b

Therefore, 200 + 2.5 b = 500

⇒ 2.5 b = 300

⇒ b = 120

⇒ Total number of dessert baskets = 120