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.

Question

What is the expression needed to find his total profit?

What was his total profit

Answer 1

To find the total profit of Juan's lemonade stand over the four days, we can define the profit for each day.

1. First day profit: Juan made a profit of $12 on his first day.
2. Subsequent days' profit: Let’s assume he made a consistent profit of \( p \) dollars on each of the next three days.

The expression for the total profit over the four days would be:

\[ \text{Total Profit} = \text{Profit on Day 1} + \text{Profit on Day 2} + \text{Profit on Day 3} + \text{Profit on Day 4} \]

Given that the profit on the first day is $12 and assuming he made the same profit of \( p \) on each of the next three days, the expression simplifies to:

\[ \text{Total Profit} = 12 + p + p + p = 12 + 3p \]

If we do not have the value of \( p \) (the profit from the next three days), we cannot calculate a specific number for total profit. However, if we assume for example that he made the same profit of $12 on each of those three days, the expression would then be:

\[ \text{Total Profit} = 12 + 3(12) = 12 + 36 = 48 \]

In this case, Juan's total profit over the four days would be $48.

If the profit on the subsequent days was different, please provide that information for a specific calculation.