Question

Ramon teaches the cha-cha, a lively and playful dance of Cuban origin, at a dance studio. Ramon

earns $50 for each lesson and pays the studio $75 per day to rent space. The equation
50x75 175 represents Ramon's profit on Saturday. What does the solution x = 5 mean in this
situation?

Ramon must teach 5 lessons to make a profit.
Ramon must teach 5 lessons to pay to rent the studio space.
Ramon must teach 5 lessons to earn a profit of $250.
Ramon must teach 5 lessons to earn a profit of $175.

Answer 1

The equation 50x-75=175 represents Ramon's profit on Saturday, where x is the number of lessons he teaches. The solution x=5 means that Ramon must teach 5 lessons to earn a profit of $175