Sam's Swimming Pool Cleaning has an annual gross profit of $88,400. Sam charges $25 per week for each of his customers for 52 weeks. His annual operating expenses, including labor and supplies, are $48,000. How many customers does Sam's Swimming Pool Cleaning have?

a.

17

b.

35

c.

68

d.

105

The answer is C

To get how many customers Sam has, write an equation that will relate to the gross profit. Let n be the customers. Since for 52 weeks, Sam charges $25 per week per person, multiply n by the number of weeks and the charge. The equation is written as $88,400 = 52 weeks x $25 per week x n persons. Divide $88,400 by the product of 52 weeks and the $25 charge. The answer will be 68. The annual operating expense $48,000 is just there to make confusion.