Question

Shirabi spent $208 on a sewing machine to make purses. She spends a total of $10 on thread, fabric, and accessories for each purse and plans to charge $36 for each purse. The equation represents her break-even point, when x represents the number of purses sold.

208 + 10x = 36x

How many purses must she sell in order to break even?

Answer 1

D) 8

Explanation:

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Answer 2

8

Explanation:

You want to isolate x so that you can solve for it based on the value you have.

This gives you 26x=208. 208/26 equals 8