SOLUTION: i dont understand how the answer is 30 and i get 20 or 12 Ben is making wooden toys for the next arts and crafts sale. Each toy costs Ben $1.80 to make. If he sells the toys for $

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Question 324581: i dont understand how the answer is 30 and i get 20 or 12
Ben is making wooden toys for the next arts and crafts sale. Each toy costs Ben $1.80 to make. If he sells the toys for $3.00 each, how many will he have to sell to make a profit of exactly $36.00 ?
A. 12
B. 20
C. 30
D. 60
E. 108

Found 3 solutions by Fombitz, stanbon, jrosem9:
Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source):
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The profit per toy is the sale price minus the cost.

For each toy he makes a profit of $1.20.
Find the total number of toys to make $36.00.

Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source):
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Ben is making wooden toys for the next arts and crafts sale. Each toy costs Ben $1.80 to make. If he sells the toys for $3.00 each, how many will he have to sell to make a profit of exactly $36.00 ?
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Profit = Revenue - Cost
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Let # of toys made be "x"
Cost = 1.8x dollars
Revenue = 3x
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Profit = 3x-1.8x = 36 dollars
1.2x = 36
x = 30 (# of toys he will have to make to have $36 profit)
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Stan H.
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A. 12
B. 20
C. 30
D. 60
E. 108

Answer by jrosem9(1)   (Show Source):
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He wants to make a profit of $36.00. He is selling each toy for $3.00. Each toy cost $1.80 to make. You need to subtract the cost $1.80 to make the toys from how much he is selling the toys for $3.00. You get $1.20. The $1.20 is the profit of each toy. Multiply $1.20 by 30 toys you get $36.00 which is the profit. Answer is 30 toys.