Question

Angie mows lawns in her neighborhood to make money. She charges $25 per lawn and buys a new mower for $200. If x is the number of lawns, and p is her profit, which of the following would you use to find Angie's profit?
a. 200=25x+p
b. 25x−200=p
c. 25x=p−200
d. 25x+200=p

Answer 1

Answer: Angie's profit equation is 25x−200=p

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x represent the number of lawns that Angie mows in her neighborhood.

Let p represent the profit made by mowing x lawns.

Profit = Revenue - cost

She charges $25 per lawn. This means that the amount charged for x lawns = 25×x = 25x

So her revenue is 25x

She buys a new mower for $200. Thus, the cost is $200. Therefore, Angie's profit,p is expressed as

p = 25x - 200