Question

Crane equation to show Sukeys profit when laying sod where why is this profit and X is the number of square feet of sod. Recall the profit is the difference of the amount earned and the amount spent.

Answer 1

To get how much Sakeem gets per square foot of sod. Subtract how much he charges to his customer by how much his supplier charges per square foot of sod.

$\begin{gathered} \ 2.00-\ 0.43 \\ =\ 1.57 \end{gathered}$

From this, we can conclude that Sakeem profits $1.57 per square foot of sod to his customers. If we let x be the number of square foot of sod, and y is the profit. Then the equation is

$y=\ 1.57x$$\frac{1.57x^2}{x}=y$