document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=947788>Question 947788</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jamie wants to start a landscaping business.  He buys $750 worth of equipment.  Expenses for labor and gas are $12.  He charges $50 per lawn.  How many lawns does he have to landscape to break even?  Write and solve a system of linear equations. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #578409 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=578409\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+c+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+c+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = costs for business<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+p+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+p+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = profit for business<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+n+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+n+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = number of lawns mowed<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+c+=+750+%2B+12+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+c+=+750+%2B+12+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+c+=+762+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+c+=+762+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+p+=+50n+-+c+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+p+=+50n+-+c+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+p+=+50n+-+762+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+p+=+50n+-+762+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To find break-even point, set <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+p+=+0+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+p+=+0+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+0+=+50n+-+762+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+0+=+50n+-+762+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+50n+=+762+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+50n+=+762+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+n+=+15.24+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+n+=+15.24+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "He can't mow part of a lawn, so he must<BR>\n" );
document.write( "mow 16 lawns to break even\r<BR>\n" );
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