Question

At a fair last weekend, Zach sold homemade jewelry. If he sold the jewelry for R dollars and it cost him C dollars to make the jewelry, the formula P = R - C describes his profit P in dollars. If his profit was $49.32 and he sold the jewelry for $81.18, how much did it cost him to make the jewelry?

Answer 1

We can use the given formula to solve for the cost C:

P = R - C

We know that P = $49.32 and R = $81.18, so we can substitute these values into the formula:

$49.32 = $81.18 - C

Next, we can solve for C by isolating it on one side of the equation:

C = $81.18 - $49.32

C = $31.86

Therefore, it cost Zach $31.86 to make the jewelry he sold at the fair.