document.write( "Question 1172291: You are making pies to sell at a fundraiser. It costs $3 to make each pie, plus a one-time cost of $20 for a pastry blender and a rolling pin. You plan to sell the pies for $5 each. Which equation should you use to find the number of pies you need to sell to break even and make enough money to cover your expenses \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "The break even equation is\r\n" );
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document.write( "    20 + 3p = 5p,\r\n" );
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document.write( "where \" p \" is the number of pies.\r\n" );
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