document.write( "Question 295958: During the school fair, the student council sold lemonade at 25 cents for each 260 ml.glass. Altogether they sold 420 glasses. The lemonade was purchased at a cost of 60 cents per liter. How much profit did the student council make?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #213326 by richwmiller(17219)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! one liter =1000 mL \n" ); document.write( "420*260=109200 mL=109.2 liters \n" ); document.write( "109.2*.60= 65.52 \n" ); document.write( "420*.25=$105.00 \n" ); document.write( "105.00-65.52=$39.48 profit. \n" ); document.write( "That makes sense because they make about $.40 on every 4 glasses or 10 cents a glass. \n" ); document.write( "That does not include all the free lemonade that the sellers spilled, drank or gave away. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |