Question

James started tutoring children several times a week. The first 2 weeks he had to buy tutoring supplies and had losses of $40 and $56. The next three weeks he made a profit of $105, $70, and $140. At the end of the 6 weeks, he had a net profit of $252.
(a) write an equation to find the profit or loss for the 6th week in this situation. Solve your equation. Was there a profit or a loss for that week? Show your work.
(b) What was James's average profit or loss for the 6 weeks? Show your work.
This is on k12, please help me!

Answer 1

Given:
Week 1 : - 40
Week 2 : - 56
Week 3 : 105
Week 4 :   70
Week 5 : 140
Week 6 : ?

At the end of the 6th week, net profit is 252.

Profit = 105 + 70 + 140 = 315
Loss = 40 + 56 = 96
Net Profit = 315 - 96 = 219
252 - 219 = 33 Profit on Week 6.

Average profit : 252 / 6 = 42 per week