SOLUTION: A shoe store costs $1800 a month to operate. The average wholesale cost of each pair of shoes is $25 and the average price of each pair of shoes is $65. How many pairs of shoes m

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Question 433132: A shoe store costs $1800 a month to operate. The average wholesale cost of each pair of shoes is $25 and the average price of each pair of shoes is $65.
How many pairs of shoes must the store sell each month to break even?
Please show work!!
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Answer by rwm(914) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
65-25=40
40x=1800
4x=180
x=45