Question

carrie and joel plan to sell apple pies at the county fair for $6 each. the ingredients they used cost $3.75 per pie. they rent an oven for $54 to keep the pies hot throughout the day. how many pies must carrie and joel sell in order to break even?

Answer 1

24 pies

Explanation:

Let x represent the number of pies and set up an equation:

6x = 3.75x + 54

Solve for x:

6x = 3.75x + 54

2.25x = 54

x = 24

So, Carrie and Joel have to sell 24 pies to break even