document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=616950>Question 616950</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> John rents a booth for $35.00 a day and sells ice cream cones.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "His cost for each cone is $2.00 and he sells the cones for $5.00 each.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If John wants to make at least a $200.00 profit for the day, how many ice cream cones must he sell?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a.  34\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b.  78\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c.  79\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d.  118\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Which would be the correct answer and please explain, the way to arrive at the answer... please.. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #388030 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathTherapy><B>MathTherapy(10560)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathTherapy><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=MathTherapy><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=388030\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> John rents a booth for $35.00 a day and sells ice cream cones.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "His cost for each cone is $2.00 and he sells the cones for $5.00 each.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If John wants to make at least a $200.00 profit for the day, how many ice cream cones must he sell?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a.  34\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b.  78\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c.  79\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d.  118\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Which would be the correct answer and please explain, the way to arrive at the answer... please..\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Remember that: Revenues – cost = profit  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the amount of ice cream cones he has to sell to make a $200 profit be C<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then the cost of the cones he hopes to sell = 2C, and his total costs are: 2C + $35\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "His revenues from selling C ice cream cones, at $5 per cone = 5C\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We now have: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Revenues – cost = profit, OR\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3C+%3E=+235 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3C+%3E=+235\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=C+%3E=+235%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"C+%3E=+235%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=C+%3E=+78%261%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"C+%3E=+78%261%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since we don’t have fractional amounts of ice cream cones, we round up this amount to 79\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This means that in order for him to make a $200 profit for the day, he has to sell AT LEAST <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%2879%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%2879%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ice cream cones (CHOICE C)\r<BR>\n" );
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