SOLUTION: Suppose you invest $1530 in equipment to put your school logo on T-shirts. You buy each T-shirt for $3. After you have placed the logo on a shirt, you sell the shirt for $20. How m

Question 410881: Suppose you invest $1530 in equipment to put your school logo on T-shirts. You buy each T-shirt for $3. After you have placed the logo on a shirt, you sell the shirt for $20. How many T-shirts must you sell to break even? (could you also explain how you got the answer?)
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = number of t-shirts you must sell

This equation says
(money spent to make t-shirts) = (money made on t-shirts)

You must sell 90 t-shirts to break even
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