8 textbooks cost $124. if each textbook was sold for 17, what is the profit made on one book?

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First, find the cost for each textbook by dividing the total cost by the number of textbooks:

$124.00 ÷ 8 = $ 15.50

Second, find the difference between what you sold it for and what you paid for it:

$17.00 - $15.50 = profit made on each book.

geno3141 Sep 30, 2014

geno3141 · Answer 1 · 2014-09-30T11:14:14

First, find the cost for each textbook by dividing the total cost by the number of textbooks:

$124.00 ÷ 8 = $ 15.50

Second, find the difference between what you sold it for and what you paid for it:

$17.00 - $15.50 = profit made on each book.