document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=612535>Question 612535</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A company makes stuffed animals for children.  Each animal is sold for $12.00.   If the company has a fixed cost of $1,500 per week, plus $4.00 to make each animal, X, which equation shows sales equal to cost?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A.  12X =  4X +  1500\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "B.  12X =  4X  - 1500\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "C.  4(12X)  =  1500\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "D.  (12 + 4)X  =  1500\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Could someone please help solve this problem?  Please explain it to me! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #385541 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=385541\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Sales = Cost\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<font color=\"red\">12x = 4x+1500</font>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The sales is 12x because the selling price is $12 for x toys.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The cost is 4x+1500 because it costs 4x dollars on top of the fixed cost of $1500 to make x toys. </SPAN>\n" );
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