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a bicycle store costs $3600 per month to operate. The store pays an average of $80 per bike . The average selling price of each bicycle is $120 . How many bicycles must the store sell each month to break even?

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Then

X = number of bikes

Y = cost of operation

Store gain for bike= $120 - $80= $40

Then ,to break even

Bike store must sell

X= Y/40 = 3600/40 = 90

Then answer is ,90 bicycles must be sold b

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