A jazz band sells 31 large boxes of fruit and 74 small boxes of fruit for a fundraiser.
a. Use the distributive to write and simplify an expression for the profit.
b. A large box of fruits cost $9 and a small box of fruit costs $4 what is the jazz band’s profit?
Large box price: $20 cost:$x
Small box price:$10
Cost: $y
Profit= price - cost
The profit on the large box of fruit is 20-x. The profit on the small box is 10-y. ⒜ Therefore the total profit is 31(20-x)+74(10-y). This simplifies: 620-31x+740-74y, 1360-31x-74y. ⒝ when x=9 and y=4, the total profit is 1360-279-296=$785.
