Question

a jewelry company loses $450 as a result of a delivery delay.The 9 owners of the company must share the loss equally. Which integer was represents the change in profit for each owner A. $-50 B. $-35 C. $5 D. $50

Answer 1

We know that they lots of $450.

If they want to share the loss equally, we just have to divide the amount by 9 owners.

$\frac{450}{9}=50$

Therefore, the loss per owner is A. $-50.

Remember that losses are represented by negative numbers.