SOLUTION: A company has two machines that make widgets. The production costs are listed below. Find the number of widgets for which the cost to manufacture them on either machine is the same

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Question 872127: A company has two machines that make widgets. The production costs are listed below. Find the number of widgets for which the cost to manufacture them on either machine is the same.
Machine 1: Setup cost $400 and $1.70 per widget
Machine 2: Setup cost $500 and $1.20 per widget
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let +n+ = the number of widgets made
+400+%2B+1.7n+=+500+%2B+1.2n+
+.5n+=+100+
+n+=+200+
200 widgets cost the same to make
on either machine