Question

The equation $p=2c-8.5$ governs the profit of a coffee. Which of the following does the number $2$ most likely represent?

• A. The price of one cup of coffee
  
• B. The profit generated from the sale of one cup of coffee.
  
• C. The minimum number of cups of coffee that must be sold to earn a profit
• D. The costs that must be recuperated before coffee stand earns any profits

Answer 1

The correct option is A The price of one cup of coffee

The given equation $p=2c-8.5$ governs the profit of coffee.

In this equation, $p$ is profit of coffee sale and $c$ is the number of coffee sale and $8.5$ is cost of coffee.

Then $2$ is the price of one coffee.