SOLUTION: it costs 150 to be a member of a music club. A member of the club pays $20 per music lesson. A nonmember pays $35 per music lesson. How many music lessons must a member and nonmemb

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Question 1048348: it costs 150 to be a member of a music club. A member of the club pays $20 per music lesson. A nonmember pays $35 per music lesson. How many music lessons must a member and nonmember take so the cost for each is the same
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Let represent the number of music lessons taken. Then the cost for music lessons for a member is and the cost for music lessons for a non-member is . The break-even point is when these two quantities are equal, so solve:



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