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Maggie makes and sells scented body lotion. She initially spends $108 to purchase supplies, and each kilogram of lotion costs $16 to make. Maggie sells the lotion for $25 per kilogram. How many kilograms of lotion will Maggie have to sell to break even?

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108+16x=25x
108=9x
X=12
12kg of lotion
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