Question

Write an equation to represent the following problem: The math club atFranklin Middle School had a cupcake sale to raise funds to purchase newcalculators. They spent $50 on baking supplies and $15 to make postersadvertising the sale. If they sold each cupcake for $3, how many did theysell in order to profit $437? (Use c to represent the number of cupcakessold)

Answer 1

Total cost of producing the cupcake= $50 + $15 = $65

Selling price of each cupcake = $3

Profit made = $437

Let c represent number of cupcakes sold.

Therefore, we have the quation below:

437 + 65 = 3c

Let's solve for c:

437 + 65 = 3c

= 3c

Divide both sides by 3:

`\begin{gathered} (502)/(3)=(3c)/(3) \\ \\ 167.3\text{ = c} \end{gathered}`

Therfore, they sold approximately 168 cupcakes in order to make a profit of $437

ANSWER:

168 cupcakes