document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1163764>Question 1163764</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A restaurant has fixed costs of $147.50 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? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #787959 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=787959\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The restaurant gets a profit of $1.25 per meal, each of which needs to be applied to the fixed cost<BR>\n" );
document.write( "147.50/1.25=118 meals<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I assume one customer eats 1 meal, so that would be 118 customers.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "C=147.50+5.75x=7x is another way to put it. </SPAN>\n" );
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