Question

Ben buys bottles of sports drinks from the store for $2 each and takes them to his school's football games. He sells

them to the crowd for $5 each.
How many bottles
does he need to sell to make a profit of $75?

Answer 1

25

Explanation:

75:(5-2)=25

and to check it

2×25=50

25×5=125

profit = 125-50

profit=75

answer is 25

Answer 2

15

Step-by-step explanation

We divide the amount he's selling them for, by the amount of money he needs to make.

75 divided by 5 equals 15.

He needs to sell 15 sports drinks to make $75.