Final answer:
Sarah needs to sell each fruit basket for more than $10.70 to make a profit. The total cost is calculated from the cost of individual fruits, and profit depends on the selling price per basket.
Step-by-step explanation:
To calculate how many fruit baskets Sarah needs to sell to make a profit, we must first determine the total cost to make one fruit basket based on the information provided. From Chapter 22, the cost for making a fruit basket in 2001 was the sum of the prices of apples, bananas, grapes, and raspberries which equals $5.00 + $2.40 + $1.30 + $2.00, leading to a total of $10.70.
This calculation uses the price per quantity: 10 apples at 50 cents each, 12 bananas at 20 cents each, 2 bunches of grapes at 65 cents each, and 1 pint of raspberries at $2 each. To make a profit, Sarah must sell each basket for more than $10.70, the cost to make one basket. The exact number of baskets required to make a profit depends on the selling price of each basket and any additional costs incurred by Sarah.