SOLUTION: You are making pies to sell at a fundraiser. It costs $3 to make each pie, plus a one-time cost of $20 for a pastry blender and a rolling pin. You plan to sell the pies for $5 each

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Question 1172291: You are making pies to sell at a fundraiser. It costs $3 to make each pie, plus a one-time cost of $20 for a pastry blender and a rolling pin. You plan to sell the pies for $5 each. Which equation should you use to find the number of pies you need to sell to break even and make enough money to cover your expenses
Answer by ikleyn(52943) About Me  (Show Source):
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The break even equation is


    20 + 3p = 5p,


where " p " is the number of pies.