document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=794678>Question 794678</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am having trouble coming up with the formula to solve this word problem. I know that I can solve it once I have it - and thats where I am running into trouble. This is the word problem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "      Students at Hammond Middle school are raising money for the end-of-the-year school party. They decide to sell roses for Valentines Day. The students can buy the roses for 50 cents each from a wholesaler. They also need $60 to buy ribbon and paper to protect the roses as well as materials for advertising the sale. They sell each rose for $1.30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a.) How many roses must they sell to break even?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B. How much profit is there if they sell 50 roses? 100 roses? 200 roses?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #480693 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39620)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=480693\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I'll give help on part (a).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The cost for x roses along with all the other expenses is:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The revenue for selling x roses is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1.30x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1.30x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"Break even\" means the revenue and the cost are equal.  You would want to then solve for the number of roses, x.  I am assuming something here, which is not exactly what the original question should have intended, that the students are buying as many roses as they sell.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=75 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=75\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > roses </SPAN>\n" );
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