Mae buys 7 boxes of drinks. The cost of each box of drinks is £7 and each box holds 12 cans.She sells 3/4 of the total number of cans for 70p each and the remaining cans for 40p each. WORK OUT THE TOTAL OF PROFIT HE MAKES

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Answer:

  £3.50

Step-by-step explanation:

The total number of cans Mae bought was ...

  (12 cans/box)×(7 boxes) = 84 cans

The revenue from sales is ...

  (3/4)(84)(70p) +(1/4)(84)(40p) = 84(3/4×70p +1/4×40p) = 84(52.5p +10p)

  = £52.50

The cost of the drinks was ...

  (£7/box)×(7 boxes) = £49.00

Mae's profit is the difference between her sales revenue and her cost:

  profit = revenue - cost

  profit = £52.50 -49.00 = £3.50