Maura bought a snow shovel for $40. She charges $15 for each driveway she shovels. The equation p = 15d – 40 gives her the total profit for shoveling d driveways. Which statement correctly describes what happens when d increases?
CLEAR CHECK
The total profit and the number of driveways increase, but the cost of the shovel stays the same.
The total profit and the number of driveways increase, but the cost of the shovel decreases.
The total profit increases, but the number of driveways stays the same and the cost of the shovel decreases.
The number of driveways increases, but the total profit stays the same and the cost of the shovel decreases.
1 answer
The number of driveways increases, but the total profit and the cost of the shovel stay the same.