SOLUTION: Suppose you invest $1500 in equipment to put pictures on T-shirts. You buy each T-shirt for three dollars. After you have placed a picture on a shirt do you sell it for $20. How m

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Question 1033506: Suppose you invest $1500 in equipment to put pictures on T-shirts. You buy each T-shirt for three dollars. After you have placed a picture on a shirt do you sell it for $20. How many T-shirts much do you sell to break even?
Answer by addingup(3677) About Me  (Show Source):
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x(20-3)=1500
x17 = 1500
x = 88.24 Since you can't sell 0.24 of a t-shirt, you need to round up. You need to sell 89 t-shirts to break even