SOLUTION: Printing a newsletter costs $1.50 per copy plus $450 in printer's fees. The copies are sold for $3 each. He many copies of the newsletter must be sold to break even

Question 707629: Printing a newsletter costs $1.50 per copy plus $450 in printer's fees. The copies are sold for $3 each. He many copies of the newsletter must be sold to break even
Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Printing a newsletter costs $1.50 per copy plus $450 in printer's fees. The copies are sold for $3 each. He many copies of the newsletter must be sold to break even
.
Let n = number of newsletter sold
then "to break even":
1.50n + 450 = 3n
subtracting 1.50n from both sides:
450 = 1.50n
450/1.50 = n
300 = n
.
answer: 300
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