As a fundraiser, the band is selling cookies. The cost to make each cookie can be written as c (x) = 0.25x + 0.5 and the functions that represents the amount they sell the cookie for can be written as s (x) = 2x. What function represents the profit, P (x), for each function?

Question

Mathematics

Malachi Leach

10 August, 18:59

As a fundraiser, the band is selling cookies. The cost to make each cookie can be written as c (x) = 0.25x + 0.5 and the functions that represents the amount they sell the cookie for can be written as s (x) = 2x. What function represents the profit, P (x), for each function?

+5

Answers (2)

Know the Answer?

Nadia Caldwell · Answer 1

Profit=selling rice-cost price

P (x) = 2x - (0.25x+0.5)

P (x) = 1.75x-0.5

Nellie · Answer 2

The profit it's the money that you make minus the money that you sell. So

P (x) = s (x) - c (x)

P (x) = (2x) - (0.25x + 0.5)

P (x) = 2x - 0.25x - 0.5

P (x) = 1.75x - 0.5