Answer:
A: see attached
B: $168
C: 7
D: profit = 5C -32
Explanation:
You want the profit earned by a school band after spending $32 for supplies when they charge $5 for each car washed.
A: Table
The attachment shows a table of earnings and profit for 1–10 cars and for 40 cars (Part B).
B: 40 Cars
The last line of the attached table shows the profit for washing 40 cars is $168.
The profit for washing 40 cars is $168 because it is the amount resulting from subtracting the expenses of $32 from the revenue of $5 × 40 = $200.
C: Break even
The highlighted line in the table shows the first positive profit is made by washing 7 cars.
The minimum number of cars the band needs to wash to start making a profit is 7.
D: Equation
The equation for the profit will reflect that profit is the difference between the revenue and the expenses:
profit = 5C -32
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Additional comment
A spreadsheet is handy for making the table. The (money earned) column is 5 times the (# of cars) column, reflecting the $5 per car charge. The expense is then subtracted to give the value in the profit column. The last line shows it is easy to find the profit associated with any particular number of cars being washed. Effectively, the equation for profit is embedded in the table formulas.
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