Meg is starting a day-care center for the people in her community. She decided to charge $25 per day per child, out of which $5 is her expenditure per child per day. If Meg's target is to earn $2,000 over 20 weekdays in June, the minimum number of kids she has to watch per weekday that month is
Answer:
5
Step-by-step explanation:
Let the number of kids be x
We are given that she charge $25 per day per child
So, she charge for x kids per day = $25x
So,charge for x kids for 20 days = \(20 \times 25 x = 500x\)
Her expenditure per day per kid is of $5
So, her expenditure per day for x kids = $5x
So, her expenditure 20 days for x kids = \(20 \times5 x = 100x\)
So, she gained for taing care of x kids for 20 days = 500x-100x = 400x
Since we are given that her target is to earn $2000
So, A.T.Q
\(400x= 2000\)
\(x= \frac{2000}{400}\)
\(x=5\)
Hence the minimum number of kids she has to watch per weekday that month is 5