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Lucy buys 7kg of nuts to sell.

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Nikitich [7]2 years ago

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Answer:

Lucy's percentage profit = 33.33% based on Sales Value

and 50% based on Cost.

Step-by-step explanation:

a) Calculations:

7kg = 7,000g of nuts

Cost of 7,000g = £10

350g = 20 bags (7,000/350)

Sales value = £15 (20 x 75p)

Profit = Sales value minus Cost

Profit = £5 (£15 - £10)

Profit percentage based on sales = Profit/Sales x 100 = 5/15 x 100 = 33.33%

Profit percentage based on cost = Profit/Cost x 100 = 5/10 x 100 = 50%

b) Profit is the excess of sales over cost. There are two ways to express it in percentages. Profit can be expressed as a percentage of the cost (Markup). It can also be expressed as the percentage of the sales value (Margin).

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2) The slope of the point (0,-1) and (2,-5) is -2.

3) The slope of the point (0,7) and (2,4) is -3/2.

4) The points (-1,3) and (-1,-3) has No slope.

5) The slope of the point (1,-3) and (-1,-3) is zero.

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The formula used to find the slope of a line is given by,

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(x1,y1) ⇒ (0,0)

(x2,y2) ⇒ (2,1)

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⇒ 1/2 is the slope.

2) The given points are (0,-1) and (2,-5)

(x1,y1) ⇒ (0,-1)

(x2,y2) ⇒ (2,-5)

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3) The given points are (0,7) and (2,4)

(x1,y1) ⇒ (0,7)

(x2,y2) ⇒ (2,4)

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4) The given points are (-1,3) and (-1,-3)

(x1,y1) ⇒ (-1,3)

(x2,y2) ⇒ (-1,-3)

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If the denominator of a fraction is zero, the expression is not a legal fraction because it's overall value is undefined.

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5) The given points are (1,-3) and (-1,-3)

(x1,y1) ⇒ (1,-3)

(x2,y2) ⇒ (-1,-3)

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The amount of soft drink in a bottle is a Normal random variable. Suppose that in 7% of the bottles containing this soft drink t

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The mean is 15.93 ounces and the standard deviation is 0.29 ounces.

Step-by-step explanation:

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