Question

A grocery store bought ice cream for $2.30per half gallon and stored it in two freezers. During the night, one freezer malfunctioned and ruined 14 half gallons. If the remaining ice cream is sold for $4.00 per half gallon, how many half gallons did the store buy if they made a profit of $97.00?

Answer 1

number of half gallons of ice cream the store bought=90 half gallons

Explanation:

given data

bought ice cream = $2.30 per half gallon

one freezer malfunctioned and ruined = 14 half gallons

ice cream is sold = $4.00 per half gallon

profit = $97.00

solution

we know here profit is express as

Profit = Money earned - Money spent ...................1

and we consider here total number of gallons bought = x

so Money earned = $4(x-14)

Money spent = $2.30(x)

so put here value and we get

$97 = $4(x-14) - $2.30(x)

solve it we get

x = 90

so number of half gallons of ice cream the store bought=90 half gallons