SOLUTION: Please help me answer this question: Eddie bought a Yamaha motorcycle for d dollars. He improved the motorcycle by adding a fairing for f dollars. In order to break even, how much

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Question 934908: Please help me answer this question:
Eddie bought a Yamaha motorcycle for d dollars. He improved the motorcycle by adding a fairing for f dollars. In order to break even, how much should Eddie sell motorcycle for? Write an equation where e represents the selling price.
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In order to break even, Eddie should sell motorcycle for what he bought a yamaha motorcycle (f) plus what he invested to improve the motorcycle by adding a fairing (f)
let e represent the selling price (break even)
e+=+f%2Bf+=+2f