Question

Molly bought 12.5 yards of fabric for $4.50 a yard to make dog beds. She uses 2.5 yards of fabric for each dog bed. She sells each dog bed for $17.50. After subtracting the cost of the fabric, how much money does Molly earn if she sells all of the dog beds?

Answer 1

Molly earns $65


Work:

How many dog beds can she make? 12.5 / 2.5 = 5

How much money does she earn from all 5 dog beds? 5 x 17.5 = 87.5

How much does it cost to make all 5 beds? 5 x 4.5 = 22.5


Finally, How much money did she make? She earned $65


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