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Your friend wants to sell painted rocks. He spends $10.00 on startup costs, and each painted rock costs him $0.75 to make. A store offers to pay your friend's startup costs and buy his painted rocks for $0.75 each. How many painted rocks does your friend need to sell to make a profit?

1 rock

10 rocks

14 rocks

Your friend will never make a profit.

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Answer:

10 rocks

Explanation:

The cost on startup is $10 and each painted rock cost around $0.75 to make. A store pays startup cost and buy painted rocks for $0.75 each there no profit because the cost price and selling price is the same.

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