document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=456906>Question 456906</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A restaurant has fixed costs of $143.75 per day and an average unit cost of $5.75 for each meal served. If a typical meal costs $7, how many customers must eat at the restaurant each day for the owner to make a profit? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #313519 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=313519\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let persons eating be x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "break even <BR>\n" );
document.write( "143.75+5.75x=7x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "143.75 = 1.25x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "143.75/1.25=x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "when 115 persons eat it is break even.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so x> 115  </SPAN>\n" );
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