SOLUTION: Rick and Steve are selling cookies at a bake sale. The ingredients for the cookies cost $24, and they are selling the cookies for $1 each. Construct a function that computes the pr

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Question 675511: Rick and Steve are selling cookies at a bake sale. The ingredients for the cookies cost $24, and they are selling the cookies for $1 each. Construct a function that computes the profit they will make by selling cookies.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let +n+ = the number of cookies they can make
with the $24 worth of ingredients
+1%2An+ = the income from the sale of n cookies
Let +P+ = the profit made on n cookies
+P+=+n+-+24+