Chapter 3.2, Problem 9A

Unfortunately for the snow cone business we studied within the lesson, they’re not the only game in town when it comes to frosty treats. They compete fiercely with Frosty the Cone Man, a nearby ice cream stand. The table describes the profit that Frosty can make based on the number of cones he sells. We’ll be using this information throughout the Applications.

Cones sold	Profit
200	−$375
400	−$181
600	$13
800	$207
1,000	$401
	$595

Now let’s put the pieces together. Using your answers from Questions 3 and 8, write a formula in the form $\mathrm{P\; <mo>\; =\; <mo>\; \_\; <mo>\; \_\; <mo>\; \_\; <mo>\; \_\; <mo>\; \_\; <mo>\; \_\; <mo>\; \_\; </mo>\; </mo>\; </mo>\; </mo>\; </mo>\; </mo>\; </mo>\; </mo>}$ that describes the company’s profit based on the number of cones they sell.