Question

a group of students are selling homemade oatmeal cookies at $3 per bag. the students spent $23 on all the supplies. which expression can be used to find the profit made from selling, w, bags of oatmeal cookies, after accounting for the amount they spent on supplies?
a. 3 x W - 23
b. 3 x W + 23
c. 3 - W + 23
d. 3 + W + 23

Answer 1

@wio

Answer 2

@mathmale

Answer 3

@whpalmer4

Answer 4

@phi

Answer 5

is it A

Answer 6

yes. It should be clear why A is the correct choice.

you get $3 for every bag. if you have w bags you get 3*w
if you spend 23 then you have to subtract that off...