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Charlene paints portraits at a local art fair. She sells the portraits for $40 each. She spends $160 for paint and brushes. If the canvas for each painting costs $8, which equation and solution can be used to determine p, the number of portraits Charlene sells before making a profit (breaking even).

A) 40p - 160 = 8p
B) 40p + 160 =8p
C) 40p + 8p=160
D) 40p = 160 + 8p

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I think the answer is d. but I'm not really sure
User Aravind Bharathy
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