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QuizMultiple Choice

Problem-Solving

Question 14 • EF Math 12 1st Nine Weeks

The Art Store sells three types of art pencil sets. The profit is $8.45 on watercolor pencil sets, $6.19 on pastel pencil sets and $4.62 on charcoal pencil sets. There are two branches of the Art Store. The number of sales of pencil sets for each store are shown in the table below.Set TypeSales for Westside BranchSales for Downtown Branchwatercolor13274pastel5648charcoal119126Which store had the most profit and what was the total profit of that store?

Answer
A
Westside - $1504.54
B
Westside - $2011.82
C
Downtown - $1504.54
D
Downtown - $2011.82

Explanation

For the Westside branch, multiply each set’s sales by its profit: 132 × $8.45 = $1,115.40, 56 × $6.19 = $346.64, and 119 × $4.62 = $549.78. Adding these gives $2,011.82. Downtown’s total is $1,504.54, so Westside had the most profit: $2,011.82.

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