document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=333546>Question 333546</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Darah wants to print a book she has written, and then sell it to the public. She has found two companies that she is comparing. Books R Us wants to charge an initial fee of $220, and will print as many books as she wants for $8 dollars each.  Bountiful Books has no initial fee, but wants $12 per book printed. Obviously, Bountiful Books is the better deal if she is only printing a few, and Books R Us would be better if printing a lot of them. But what number of books would be the turning point (at what number of books would the two companies be the same price)?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " She has found two companies that she is comparing.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " Books R Us wants to charge an initial fee of $220, and will print as many books<BR>\n" );
document.write( " as she wants for $8 dollars each.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " Bountiful Books has no initial fee, but wants $12 per book printed.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " Obviously, Bountiful Books is the better deal if she is only printing a few,<BR>\n" );
document.write( " and Books R Us would be better if printing a lot of them. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "But what number of books would be the turning point?<BR>\n" );
document.write( " (at what number of books would the two companies be the same price)? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let n = no. books when both companies cost the same<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Bountiful$ = Book R$<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12n = 8n + 220 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "12n - 8n = 220<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4n = 220<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=220%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"220%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 55 books<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "See if that is true, find the cost of each for 55 books<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12(55) = $660<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8(55) + 220<BR>\n" );
document.write( "440 + 220 = $660 also<BR>\n" );
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