Question

A store buys 8 sweaters for $64 and sells them for $272. How much profit does the store make per sweater?

Answer 1

$26

Explanation:

64÷8=8 (1 sweater was bought for $8)

272-64=208 ($208 is the total frofit of all sweaters)

208÷8=26 (EACH swater madeca profit of $26)

Answer 2

Profit=selling price - cost price

Profit =$272 - $64

Profit = $208