SOLUTION: Eva and Sophia rent a booth at a local market every Sunday and sell T-shirts. It cost them $20 each to make the shirts and $400 to rent at the booth. If they sell shirts for $30 ea

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Question 1181082: Eva and Sophia rent a booth at a local market every Sunday and sell T-shirts. It cost them $20 each to make the shirts and $400 to rent at the booth. If they sell shirts for $30 each what is their break even point?
Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, mananth:
Answer by ikleyn(52896) About Me  (Show Source):
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Eva and Sophia rent a booth at a local market every Sunday and sell T-shirts.
It cost them $20 highlight%28cross%28each%29%29 to make highlight%28cross%28the%29%29 EACH highlight%28cross%28shirts%29%29 shirt and $400 to rent at the booth.
If they sell shirts for $30 each what is their break even point?
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    30x = 20x + 400   dollars.


    30x - 20x = 400

        10x = 400

          x = 400/10 = 40  T-shirts.    ANSWER

Solved.


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Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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x number of shirts
$400 to rent at the booth
$20 each to make the shirts
sell shirts for $30 each
For break even Sales = cost
30x = 400+20x
10x =400
x=40
break even at sale of 40 shirts