Question

Gabriela makes a profit of $0.80 for every cup of coffee that she sells at her coffee shop. She wanted to make a profit of at least $75 today on coffee. If she sold 90 cups today, which statement is correct?
She met her goal, because she made less than $75 on coffee today.
She met her goal, because she made more than $75 on coffee today.
She missed her goal, because she made less than $75 on coffee today.
She missed her goal, because she made more than $75 on coffee today.

Answer 1

To find out whether Gabriela met her goal of making at least $75, we can calculate her total profit based on the number of cups she sold and the profit per cup.

Gabriela makes a profit of $0.80 for each cup of coffee sold. If she sold 90 cups, her total profit can be calculated as follows:

\[
\text{Total Profit} = \text{Number of Cups} \times \text{Profit per Cup} = 90 \times 0.80
\]

Calculating that:

\[
\text{Total Profit} = 90 \times 0.80 = 72
\]

Gabriela made $72 today.

Since she wanted to make at least $75 and she only made $72, she did not meet her goal.

Therefore, the correct statement is:
**She missed her goal, because she made less than $75 on coffee today.**