Question

Sara makes and sells bracelets. She bought material for $28.50 and used it all to make 15 bracelets. Sara used the equation to determine x, the amount she should charge for each bracelet to make a profit of $99. How much should each bracelet cost? $4.70 $6.60 $8.50 $13.75

Answer 1

Answer:  The cost of each bracelet is (c) $8.50.

Step-by-step explanation:  Given that Sara bought material for $28.50 and used it all to make 15 bracelets. Sara used the equation 15x-28.50=99 to determine 'x' - the amount she should charge for each bracelet to make a profit of $99.

We are to find the price that each bracelet cost.

We will be solving the given equation which involves 'x' as unknown variable to find its value.

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Answer 2

Answer:

Sara should sell each bracelet at $8.50 to make a profit of $99.

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given the following:

Total cost = $28.50

Total bracelets to be made = 15

Total profit to be made = $99

Let $x$ be the price at which Sara sells each bracelet to make a profit of $99.

$\text{Total sales done = Number of bracelets sold }\times \text{ Sales price of each bracelet}$

$\Rightarrow 15 \times x ...... (1)$

Also,

$\text{Total sales price = Total Cost}+ \text{Total Profit}$

$\Rightarrow \ 28.50 + \ 99 ....... (2)$

Equating (1) and (2):

$\Rightarrow 28.50 + 99 = 15x\\\Rightarrow x = \dfrac{127.5}{15}\\\Rightarrow x = 8.50$

Sara should sell each bracelet at $8.50 to make a profit of $99.