SOLUTION: A printer has two presses. One has a setup cost of $210 and can print the pages of a certain book for $5.82. The other press has a setup cost of $350 and can print the pages of th

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Question 260935: A printer has two presses. One has a setup cost of $210 and can print the pages of a certain book for $5.82. The other press has a setup cost of $350 and can print the pages of the same book for $5.27. Find the break point can you please help me with this one.
Answer by Greenfinch(383) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the break point be X
Cost of press A is 210 + 5.82X
Cost of press B is 350 + 5.27X
Break point when they are equal
210 + 5.82X = 350 + 5.27X
0.55X = 140
X = 140/0.55
X = 254.5454545
say X = 255 to nearest book