a
store makes a profit of $14.76 on each belt it sells. The company will also give each store $50.00 for carrying its product. If the store wants to make at least $475.00 on the belts, write and solve an equation to answer the question: what is the fewest number of belts it will have to sell?

Question

a
 store makes a profit of $14.76 on each belt it sells.  The company will also give each store $50.00 for carrying its product.  If the store wants to make at least $475.00 on the belts, write and solve an equation to answer the question: what is the fewest number of belts it will have to sell?

anonymous · Answer

y=mx + b

y=profit
x=number of belts sold
m=cost per belt
b=initial profit