The school store is selling student planners. It costs $2 each week to advertise the planners. The store buys each planner for $2.00 and sells them for $4.50 each. Write an equation to model the amount of profit, P, the school store makes from selling x student planners in one week.

A. P = 2.5x - 2

B. P = 4.5x - 2

C. P = 2x - 2

D. P = 2x + 2.50

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Zechariah Curtis

2 November, 06:52

The school store is selling student planners. It costs $2 each week to advertise the planners. The store buys each planner for $2.00 and sells them for $4.50 each. Write an equation to model the amount of profit, P, the school store makes from selling x student planners in one week.

A. P = 2.5x - 2

B. P = 4.5x - 2

C. P = 2x - 2

D. P = 2x + 2.50

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Jack Fitzpatrick · Answer 1

Jack Fitzpatrick 2 November, 08:25

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I think the answer is A p=2.5x-2

Triston Dominguez · Answer 2

The answer is A

You have 2.50x because they make 4.50 for each one but it cost the $2 to get it so 4.50-2.00 = 2.50

You subtract 2 because of ow much it costs to advertise the planners