SOLUTION: An oriental rug manufacturer can use one loom with a setup cost of $750 that can weave a rug for $115. Another loom, with a setup cost of $950, can produce a rug for $95. How man

Question 159244: An oriental rug manufacturer can use one loom with a setup cost of $750 that can weave a rug for $115. Another loom, with a setup cost of $950, can produce a rug for $95. How many rugs are produced if the costs are the same on each loom?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Equation for first rug:

Equation for second rug:

So when the costs are equal, then

So simply solve for "x" to find the number of rugs.
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