document.write( "Question 1160593: A restaurant has fixed costs of $148.75 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 break even?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #783926 by ikleyn(52777) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "If so, then the equation is\r\n" );
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document.write( "    7.00x = 148.75 + 5.75x.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The solution is\r\n" );
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document.write( "    x =  = 119 meals.     ANSWER\r\n" );
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