Sam sells hair bows at the swap meet. She has 15 yards of ribbon and uses 2 1/2 for each bow. She spent $8.25 on supplies and plans to sell each bow for $1.75.

Question

if she uses all the ribbon how much profit will she make

Answer 1

Guadalupe,

If she has 15 yards and uses 2.5 yards for each bow, then she can only make:

 

15 / 2.5 = 6 bows        which means she'll bring in:

 

6 * 1.75 = $ 10.50       so if she spent $8.25 on supplies, she will profit:

 

10.50 - 8.25 = $ 2.25

 

I hope that helps.

Answer 2

15 yds ribbon / 2.5 per bow = 6 completed bows for sale

6 bows * $1.75 each for sale = $10.50 total sales

$10.50 total sales - $8.25 cost = $2.25 profit