Autumn sells carnations for $5 each. It costs her d dollars to grow each carnation to sell. If the profit of selling C carnations is represented by the expression C(5 – d), what is the meaning of (5-d)?

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Autumn sells carnations for $5 each. It costs her d dollars to grow each carnation to sell. If the profit of selling C carnations is represented by the expression C(5 – d), what is the meaning of (5-d)?
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