SOLUTION: The drama club is selling candles. They pay $22 for the advertising brochures and $3.25 for each candle. If they sell each candle for $6.50, how many candles must they sell to br

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Question 151851: The drama club is selling candles. They pay $22 for the advertising brochures and $3.25 for each candle. If they sell each candle for $6.50, how many candles must they sell to break even?
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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6.5x=22+3.25x
6.5x-3.25x=22
3.25x=22
x=22/3.25
x=6.77 or 7 candles need to be sold to break even.