Question

A baker uses the expression 5.75+3.45p to calculate his profit when he sells c cakes and p pies. What is the bakers profit, in dollars, when he sells 33 cakes and 42 pies?

Answer 1

Answer: the baker's profit when he sells 33 cakes and 42 pies is $150.65.

Step-by-step explanation: Profit = 5.75 + 3.45p

Profit = 5.75 + 3.45(42) (substitute c = 33 and p = 42)

Profit = 5.75 + 144.9

Profit = 150.65