document.write( "Question 317842: Ray Bond sells handcrafted yard decorations at county fairs. The variable cost to make these is
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document.write( "$20 each, and he sells them for $50. The cost to rent a booth at the fair is $150. How many of these
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document.write( "must Ray sell to break even?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #227608 by mananth(16946)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let the break even quantity be x \n" ); document.write( "$20 s cost for each . \n" ); document.write( "Total cost = 20x \n" ); document.write( "Booth rent = 150 \n" ); document.write( "sales will be 50x\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "20x+150=50x \n" ); document.write( "30x=150 \n" ); document.write( "x=5 Numbers\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "CHECK\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "5*20+150=250 \n" ); document.write( " |