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Jake bakes and sell apple pies. He sells each pie for $5.75. The materials to make the pies cost $40. The boxes Jake puts the pies in cost $12.50 total. How many pies does Jake need to sell to earn a profit of $50?

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amelia18

The answer would be 9 apple pies .

First step :
$40+$12.50=52.5
Second step :
52.5 divided by 5.75= 9.13
Which is basically 9.

KingCi

Answer:

18

Step-by-step explanation:

18

50 = 5.75p - (40 + 12.50)

50 = 5.75p - 52.50

p = 17.826... ≈ 18

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