Question

(d) John buys x apples at (y + 3) cents each. He sells them at (2y - 5) cents each. Find his profit in terms of x and y.​

Answer 1

Answer:

plug in 10 fr 'x'

and 10 for 'y'

therefore John buys x=10 apples at (10+3)=13 cents each .therefore he will earn (10*2-5)=15cents each. his profit will be 2 cents for each apple he bought and sold

y-x=2