Carmen is selling pies to raise money. She sells 85 pies for $12 each, and the cost of supplies was $340. What is the unit rate of the profit made for each pie?

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Carmen is selling pies to raise money. She sells 85 pies for $12 each, and the cost of supplies was $340. What is the unit rate of the profit made for each pie?

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