You buy a bike for $150 and sell it for $210. What is your profit? Algebra Expressions, Equations, and Functions Problem-Solving Models 1 Answer smendyka Dec 9, 2016 Profit = $60 Explanation: Formula for profit is: #P = s - b# where #P# is the profit, #s# is the sell price and #b# is the buy price. Substituting the information we are given we can calculate the profit: #P = $210 - $150# #P = $60# Answer link Related questions What are the steps to solving a word problem? Where do I start when I'm trying to solve a word problem? How do you check a solution to a problem? What are the different strategies used to solve a word problem? What is the best method of determining the cost of downloading 26 movies, if it cost $2.25 to... How do you solve word problems involving percents? What are commonly used math terms that translates to addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division? How much pure antifreeze should be added to 3 gallons of a 30 percent antifreeze solution to get... How would you use equations to calculate the age of Al given that Al's father is 45 and he is 15... How do you solve #x=(y-1)/(y+1)# for y? See all questions in Problem-Solving Models Impact of this question 1411 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License