Question

Darryl has a daily goal of earning $100 in profit. His profit is $0.72 per sandwich, and he sold 150 sandwiches today. Explain how Darryl can use the profit rate to determine how much profit he earned. Did Darryl meet his daily goal?

Answer 1

To determine how much profit Darryl earned from selling sandwiches, we can use the profit rate and the number of sandwiches sold.

Darryl's profit rate is $0.72 per sandwich. He sold 150 sandwiches today, so we can calculate his total profit by multiplying the profit per sandwich by the number of sandwiches sold:

\[
\text{Total Profit} = \text{Profit per Sandwich} \times \text{Number of Sandwiches Sold}
\]

Substituting the known values:

\[
\text{Total Profit} = 0.72 \, \text{USD/sandwich} \times 150 \, \text{sandwiches}
\]

Now, let's calculate the total profit:

\[
\text{Total Profit} = 0.72 \times 150 = 108 \, \text{USD}
\]

Now that we have calculated Darryl's total profit, we can compare it to his daily goal of $100.

Darryl's total profit is $108, which is greater than his daily goal of $100. Therefore, **Darryl met his daily goal.**