Question

Alissa owns a lovely country store. She buys 6 jars of honey for $65 and sells 5 jars for $72. How many jars would Alissa have to buy and then sell to make a profit of $214?

Answer 1

Answer:

60 jars would Alissa buy to make a profit of $214.

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

Given:

Cost of 6 jars of honey=$65

The selling price of 5 jars of honey=$72

Profit=$214

To find:

The number of jars of honey to make a profit of $214

Solution:

The number of jars of honey to make a profit of $214 is 60.

We can find the number by following the given steps-

We know that the profit earned is the excess of selling price over the cost price.

So, profit on a jar of honey= Selling price of a jar of honey- cost price of a jar of honey

We are given that the cost of 6 jars of honey=$65

The cost of 1 jar of honey=$65/6

Now, she sells 5 jars of honey for $72.

So, the selling price of 1 jar of honey=$72/5

Since the selling price is greater than the cost of a jar of honey, Alissa is making a profit.

Now, let us assume that she sells J number of jars.

The total profit made by Alissa=$214

The cost price of J jars of honey=J×cost of 1 jar of honey

=65J/6

The selling price of J jars of honey=J×selling price of 1 jar of honey

=72J/5

Using these values, we get

72J/5-65J/6=214

107J/30=214

J=214×30/107

J=60

Therefore, the number of jars of honey to make a profit of $214 is 60.