Stetson rents

studio space for

$600 a month for

music lessons. He

charges his

students $40 per

hour and earned a

profit of $2400

this month.

is it (600+40) x=2400

or

40x-600=2400

It will be the first option.

Step-by-step explanation:

Why? because you are trying to get the total amount so you need to cancel everything and have the final answer.

and it will be like this:

(600+40) x=2400

x=2400: 640

x=3.75

and if you round it; x=4