Question

The neighborhood ice cream truck driver has to pay $650.00 a week to rent his truck. Each ice cream cone costs $0.75 to make and sells for $1.60. Set up equation to figure out how many ice creams cones must be sold to make a profit of $100.00 for the week.

Answer 1

650- (1.60-.75)x=100

Answer 2

Answer: 1.60x-.75x-650=100

Step by step explanation:

Ice cream truck rent $650.00 a week  

Each ice cream cone costs $0.75  

Sells Ice cream cone for $1.60

How many ice cream cones must be sold to make a profit of $100.00 for the week = x

Capital amount per week = $650 + $0.75 (per cone)

Profit per cone: $1.60 – $0.75 = $0.85

In order to make $100 profit, the expression would be:

$0.85x – $650 = $100

So if you solve the equation:

$0.85x =$100 + $650

x = $882

$0.85  ($882) - 650 = $100