Question

A youth group sells cookles for $8 a boxIf they spent 1000 buying the cookies, which equation below shows the profit () made by the group after selling (b) boxes?

Answer 1

D) P = 8b - 1000

Explanation:

Think about it,

First off

If they spent 1000 from just buying the cookies. When you buy something you lose money. So that's -1000.

Secondly,

If they charged $8 per box that would cost an additional eight dollars each time a cutomer perchased a box. Another way to show addition is multiplication.

Ex if someone bought 7 box and 8 dollars each it could be shown as either:

1. 7 + 7 + 7 + 7 + 7 + 7 + 7 + 7

2. 8 + 8 + 8 + 8 + 8 + 8 + 8

3. 7 x 8 or 8 x7

So 8b - 1000 would make the most sense.