Question

sofia makes pies for sale the materials for each pie cost $4.00 and she sells the pies for $7.00. to find her profits, she writes the equation p=7.50X-4.00X explain what the variable x represents

Answer 1

Andrew, this is the solution:

Price of the pie materials = $ 4

Sale price of each pie = $ 7

Sofia writes this equation:

p= 7.50X - 4.00X

X represents the number of pies Sofia makes and sells

Andrew, the equation Sofia wrote is wrong.

This is the correct equation:

p= 7.00X - 4.00X

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