Gabe rents a piano for $49 per month. He earns $15 per hour giving piano lessons to students. How many hours of lessons per month must he give to earn a profit of $326?
Build a profit function P(h) where h is the number of hours:
P(h) = Hourly Rate * Number of Hours (h) - Cost of Piano
P(h) = 15h - 49
The problem asks for the number of hours where P(h) = $326
15h - 49 = 326
We take this equation and type it in our search engine to solve for h:
h = 25
Build a profit function P(h) where h is the number of hours:
P(h) = Hourly Rate * Number of Hours (h) - Cost of Piano
P(h) = 15h - 49
The problem asks for the number of hours where P(h) = $326
15h - 49 = 326
We take this equation and type it in our search engine to solve for h:
h = 25