SOLUTION: facs 8th graders have two costs for their fundraise night- the cost of renting a sound system and the cost of tacos. it costs facs 8th graders $100 to rent a sound system for their

Question 1059067: facs 8th graders have two costs for their fundraise night- the cost of renting a sound system and the cost of tacos. it costs facs 8th graders $100 to rent a sound system for their fundraiser. the purchase of the tacos are .50 each, but they sell them for $1.50 each. write an equation to find out how many tacos they have to sell to break even.
Answer by jorel555(1290) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let n be the amount of tacos. Then:
(1.50-.50)n=100
n=100
They need to sell 100 tacos to break even. ☺☺☺☺
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