Question

The proportional relationship between the number of sweaters a clothing store buys and sells, s, and the profit, in dollars and cents, that it makes off those sweaters, can be represented by the equation p=15sp=15s. What is the profit in dollars and cents that the store makes per sweater?

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Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Given the proportional relationship between the number of sweaters a clothing store buys and sells, s, and the profit, in dollars and cents, that it makes off those sweaters,  represented by the equation p=15s, in order to know the amount of profit the store made per sweater, we will substitute s = 1 into the equation and calculate p as shown;

p = 15s

if s = 1

p = 15(1)

p = 15

Hence the profit in dollars and cent made is 15 dollars