Question

Brenda pays $30 for materials to make earrings. She makes 10 earrings and sells 7 for $5 and 3 for $2. Write a numerical expression to represent this situation and then find Brenda's profit?

Answer 1

Brenda’s Profit is $11
This is because she spent $30 to begin with and made a total of $41, once the expenses for materials have been subtracted she is left with $11.
5x + 2y=41
x=7 (for the # of earrings sold for $5)
y= 3 (for the # of earrings sold for $2)
5(7) + 2(3)=41
41 - 30 = 11