Question

Jesse and Lisa start a business tutoring students in math. They rent an office for $200 per month and charge $15 per hour per student. If they have 10 students each for one hour per week, how much profit do they make in a month? Write a linear equation in standard form to solve this problem.

Answer 1

Y=15x-200
y=15(10)(4)-200; you multiply by 4 because there are 4 weeks in a month.
y=150(4)-200
y=600-200
y=400; they would make a $400 profit.