Betty sets up a lemonade stand and charges $1 per glass. It cost her $50 to set up the stand. Which function gives the profit, p, she makes by selling g glasses of lemonade?

The number of glasses of lemonade, g, that Betty needs to sell to make a profit, p, if the setup cost her $50 is given by the function p(g) =___
50 + g
50 - g
g - 50
50g

Question

Betty sets up a lemonade stand and charges $1 per glass. It cost her $50 to set up the stand. Which function gives the profit, p, she makes by selling g glasses of lemonade?

The number of glasses of lemonade, g, that Betty needs to sell to make a profit, p, if the setup cost her $50 is given by the function p(g) =___
50 + g
50 - g
g - 50
50g

Mercury · Answer

(# of glasses)*(price per glass) - (initial startup fee)