Question

Word Problem: You have started a business making papier mache sculptures. The cost to make a sculpture is $.75. Your sculptures sell for $14.50 each at a craft store. You receive 50% of the selling price. Each sculpture takes about 2 hours to complete. If you spend 14 hours per week making sculptures, about how many weeks will you work to earn a profit of $360?

Answer 1

My answer as a decimal was 7.1

Answer 2

Is this right?

Answer 3

@hartnn are you good at word problems?

Answer 4

i can try, wait.

Answer 5

i think its not given how many hours it requires to sell a sculpture?
do i assume in 14 hours 1 sculpture sold ?

Answer 6

2 hours to complete 1 sculpture

Answer 7

I suppose every single one makes a profit

Answer 8

so 7 profits per day, so 7* 6.5 =45.5 $ profit per day, isn't it ?

Answer 9

360/45.5
which is 7.912 days or 1 week 1 day

Answer 10

Per week I got $50.75

Answer 11

I got 50% of 14.50 = $7.25

Answer 12

per day ?

Answer 13

Per each individual item

Answer 14

ok, thats what he gets , but profit, will be 7.25 - 0.75 = 6.5 isn't it ??
and that too in 2 hours as u stated ....ok?

Answer 15

ok

Answer 16

so per day, it would be 6.5*7 right ?

Answer 17

6.5 Per sculpture right?

Answer 18

yes.

Answer 19

ok

Answer 20

Okay so 45.5 * x = 360?

Answer 21

thats what i got...

Answer 22

ok

Answer 23

so do I round 7.9 to 8?

Answer 24

yup,
unless 'u receive 50% of selling price' means thats the profit....
as i have calculated frofit as 7.25-0.75.....

Answer 25

Thanks

Answer 26

welcome :)