SOLUTION: the booster club is creating buttons for sale at games. The machine to make the buttons cost $45. The material to make each button is .20. The buttons will be sold for $1 each. How

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Question 231321: the booster club is creating buttons for sale at games. The machine to make the buttons cost $45. The material to make each button is .20. The buttons will be sold for $1 each. How many buttons must be sold to make a profit of at least $100.
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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45+.2x=.8x
45=.6x
x=75 units break even
100/.8=125 for profit
125+75=200 total sales to make $100 profit