Juan ran the lemonade stand for 3 more days after his first day profit of $12. Each day, he used the money from sales to purchase more lemons, cups, and sugar to make more lemonade. The table shows how much he spent and earned each day.

What is the expression needed to find his total profit? _ Answers: (16 - 7 + 22 - 12 + 18 - 9) (16 + 22 + 18 + 7 - 12 - 9) (16 + 22 + 18 + 7 + 12 + 9) (16 - 7 - 22 - 12 - 18 - 9)
What was his total profit? _ ($28) ($96) ($56) ($70)

1 answer

To find his total profit, we need to add up all of Juan's earnings from sales and then subtract all of his expenses. Given that he earned $12 on his first day, we can express the total profit as follows:

Total Profit = (Total Earnings) - (Total Expenses).

From the options provided, the first option seems to describe this process of summing the earnings and subtracting the expenses.

  1. If we assume:
    • Earnings: 16 (first day profit), 22 (second day profit), 18 (third day profit)
    • Expenses: 7 (cost first day), 12 (cost second day), 9 (cost third day)

Then the expression for total profit based on the information provided would be: (16 + 22 + 18) - (7 + 12 + 9)

From the options given, the expression that matches this activity is: (16 + 22 + 18 + 7 - 12 - 9)

Now for the total profit calculation with specific values:

Assuming the total earnings for the four days (first day + 3 subsequent earning days) would be: 16 + 22 + 18 = 56

Total expenses across the days would be: 7 + 12 + 9 = 28

Now we can calculate: Total Profit = Total Earnings - Total Expenses = 56 - 28 = 28

So, the total profit Juan made is $28.

The correct answers based on the options given would be:

  1. The expression needed to find his total profit is (16 + 22 + 18 + 7 - 12 - 9).
  2. His total profit is $28.