SOLUTION: Ruby makes fleece scarves and sells them for $5.75 each. The supplies cost her $1.90 per scarf. Last month,Ruby so,d all but 2 of the the scarves she made. Her net profit for the m

Question 1100833: Ruby makes fleece scarves and sells them for $5.75 each. The supplies cost her $1.90 per scarf. Last month,Ruby so,d all but 2 of the the scarves she made. Her net profit for the month was $115.55. Let x equal the number of scarves Ruby sold and let y equal the number of scarves she made. Which system of equations could be solved to find how many scarves Ruby sold last month?
A. 5.75x-1.90y=115.55, y=x-2
B. 5.75x-1.90y=115.55, x=y-2
C. 1.90x-5.75y=115.55, x=y-2
D. 1.90x-5.75y=115.55, y=x-2
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(B)

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Note that in order to have a profit, she has to
take in more money from sales of
scarves than the cost of making
scarves

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