A certain grocery purchased x pounds of produce for p dollars per pound. if y pounds of the produce had to be discarded due to spoilage and the grocery sold the rest for s dollars per pound, which of the following represents the gross profit on the sale of the produce?
A) (x-y)s-xp
B) (x-y)p-ys
C) (s-p)y-xp
D) xp-ys
E) (x-y)(s-p)
is attacking this problem using smart numbers easier than algebra?
A
A) (x-y)s-xp
B) (x-y)p-ys
C) (s-p)y-xp
D) xp-ys
E) (x-y)(s-p)
is attacking this problem using smart numbers easier than algebra?
A
