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Jessique sells handbag for $50 each she spends $4 per handbag for materials and $1000 to rent a store each month write an expression that shows how much profit jessique will earn in 1 month if she sells x amount of handbags

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Answer:The expression that shows how much profit Jessique will earn in 1 month is ⇒ Profit = 46x - 1000Step-by-step explanation:* Lets revise the relation between selling price , cost price and profit- Profit is the difference between the selling price and the cost price- Profit = selling price - cost price- Jessique sells handbag for $50 each - The selling price of each handbag is $50- She spends $4 per handbag for materials- She spends $1000 to rent a store each month- She sells x amount of handbags in one month* Lets calculate the cost price of the x handbags in 1 month∵ She spends $4 per handbag for materials∴ She spends on the materials of x handbag = 4 × x = 4x∵ She spends $1000 to rent a store each month∴ The cost price of x handbags in 1 month = 4x + 1000∵ She sells x handbags in 1 month∵ The selling price of 1 handbag is $50∴ The selling price of x handbags in 1 month = 50 × x = 50x∵ Profit = selling price - cost price∴ Profit = 50x - (4x + 1000) ⇒ multiply the bracket by (-)∴ Profit = 50x - 4x - 1000 ⇒ add like terms∴ Profit = 46x - 1000* The expression that shows how much profit Jessique will earn in  1 month is Profit = 46x - 1000