SOLUTION: A printer has two presses. One has a setup cost of $210 and can print the pages of a certain book for $5.69. The other press has a setup cost of $350 and can print the pages of the

Question 258418: A printer has two presses. One has a setup cost of $210 and can print the pages of a certain book for $5.69. The other press has a setup cost of $350 and can print the pages of the same book for $5.31. Find the break point.
Could someone help me, please?
Thank you.
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
210+5.69x=350+5.31x
x=368.421 books is the break point where they cost the same and becomes cheaper to use the $350 set up

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