SOLUTION: John and his friends are holding a car wash as a fundraiser. It costs them $34 to buy all the material. If they charge $3.50 per car wash, how many cars do they have to wash to get

Question 812148: John and his friends are holding a car wash as a fundraiser. It costs them $34 to buy all the material. If they charge $3.50 per car wash, how many cars do they have to wash to get over a $180 profit?
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
c = 34
p = 3.5n - 34
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180 = 3.5n - 34
214 = 3.5n
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n ~= 61.14
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to get over a $180 profit they have to wash 62 cars
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