Question

A new doughnut shop lost $624 during its first 13 days of business. If it lost the same amount of money each day, what was the loss each day?
Which choice shows the correct quotient and answer?

A. (−624)÷13=−48; The doughnut shop lost $48 each day.

B. (−624)÷13=48; The doughnut shop made a profit of $48 each day.

C . (−624)÷13=−611; The doughnut shop lost $611 each day.

D (−624)÷13=8,112; The doughnut shop made a profit of $8,112 each day.

Answer 1

Answer:

A. (−624)÷13=−48; The doughnut shop lost $48 each day.

Step-by-step explanation:

Because the donut shop lost $624 in the first 13 days the way to find the amount they lost per day is with division meaning that we would ualf to divided 624 divided by 13 first and the answer to this equation is 48 and to make it correct we have to add on a the negative sign to the 48 since they were losing $48 a day. Therefore,the doughnut shop lost $48 per day and the answer is A.