Question

An electrician earns 100 dollars for a project installing light fixtures. She must pay for the light fixtures herself and they cost 2 dollars and 50 cents each at the hardware store.
Create an equation to represent her profit from the project. Let x represent the number of light fixtures and y represent her total profit (the amount of money she has left over after paying for the light fixtures).

Answer 1

Answer:

y = 100 - 2.5 x is the equation that represents her total profit from

the project

Step-by-step explanation:

The given is:

1. An electrician earns 100 dollars for a project installing light fixtures

2. She must pay for the light fixtures herself and they cost 2 dollars

   and 50 cents each

3. x represent the number of light fixtures and y represent her

  total profit

Her profit is the amount of money she has left over after paying for

the light fixtures

∵ The cost of each light fixtures is 2 dollars and 50 cents

- Let us change the cents to dollar

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

y=$100-$2.5xi think it is