It cost the company $0.20 to make a box of mints. If the company sells each box for $3, and it's total yearly profit is $280,000, how many boxes of mints does the company sell each year?

100,000 boxes.

Step-by-step explanation:

From the given information:

Cost of a box of mints = $0.20

Selling price of a box of mints = $3

Profit of a box of mints = $3 - $0.20 = $2.8

We need to find the number of boxes of mints to get $280,000 yearly profit.

Hence, the company sell 100,000 boxes of mints each year.

answer: 60

step-by-step explanation:

1/2a + (2/3×30)   = 50

1/2a + 20 = 50

1/2a = 30

a = 60