The amount of money a performer earns is directly proportional to the number of people attending the performance. The performer earns $120 at a performance where 8 people attend.
The performer uses 43% of the money earned to pay the costs involved in putting on each performance. The rest of the money earned is the performer’s profit. What is the profit the performer makes at a performance where 8 people attend?

Options

A. 51.6
B. 57
C. 68.4
D. 77

Explanation

To solve the problem step by step, we will follow these calculations:

### Step 1: Understand the earnings
The performer earns $120 when 8 people attend the performance.

### Step 2: Calculate the costs
The performer uses 43% of the money earned to pay for costs. We need to find 43% of $120.

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