SOLUTION: You make candles and sell them for $15 each. The materal to make up to 20 candles cost $20. How many candles must you sell to have a profit of $85?

Question 547529: You make candles and sell them for $15 each. The materal to make up to 20 candles cost $20. How many candles must you sell to have a profit of $85?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
One candle cost $1 to make
The profit per candle is
Profit for making candles is
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You must sell 7 candles to make an $85 profit
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