Question

. Lola sells jewelry. She sold 6 necklaces.She sells each necklace for $9.She spent $14 on supplies to make the necklaces. Write an expression that shows the amount of money Lola earned after paying for the supplies? *

Answer 1

(6 necklaces x $9 per necklace) - $14 spent on supplies = profit for Lola

or (6 x 9) - 14 = profit for Lola

The actual profit is $40.

Explanation:

First, you need to calculate how much money Lola made from selling jewelry. She sold 6 necklaces, and each one was sold for $9, so you can calculate the total sale proceeds by multiplying 6 x $9 = $54.

However, you then have to subtract the cost of supplies that Lola had to buy to make the necklaces, in order to find out how much money Lola actually made. Therefore, subtract $14 from the calculation above.

Therefore the final expression is: (6 x 9) - 14 = profit

Make sure to take into account order of operations when solving the equation (it's important to multiply 6x9 before you subtract out the 14). The actual profit for Lola comes out to $40.