SOLUTION: A bicycle store cost $3600 per month to operate.  The store pays an average of $70 per bike.  The average selling price of each bike is $130.  How many bikes must the store sell to
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Question 1021740:  A bicycle store cost $3600 per month to operate.  The store pays an average of $70 per bike.  The average selling price of each bike is $130.  How many bikes must the store sell to break even?
 
Answer by addingup(3677)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
 3600+70x = 130x Let's flip it around, it will look nicer:
130x = 3600+70x Subtract 70x on both sides:
60x = 3600 Divide both sides by 60:
x = 60 bikes to break even
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