SOLUTION: Jamie wants to start a landscaping business. He buys $750 worth of equipment. Expenses for labor and gas are $12. He charges $50 per lawn. How many lawns does he have to landsc

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Question 947788: Jamie wants to start a landscaping business. He buys $750 worth of equipment. Expenses for labor and gas are $12. He charges $50 per lawn. How many lawns does he have to landscape to break even? Write and solve a system of linear equations.
Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = costs for business
Let = profit for business
Let = number of lawns mowed


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To find break-even point, set



He can't mow part of a lawn, so he must
mow 16 lawns to break even

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