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andrew uses the equation 25(x-4)=30x where x represents the number of sales,to determine the number of items he needs to sell to break even.which state ment is true about the equation? the equation used to solve for x is

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The equation we have to solve is:


25(x-4)=30x

Steps to solve the equation for x.

Step 1. Use distributive property on the left side to multiply 25 by x and by -4:


25x-100=30x

That is because 25 by x is 25x and 25 by -4 is -100.

Step 2. Subtract 25x from both sides:


\begin{gathered} -100=30x-25x \\ -100=5x \end{gathered}

Step 3. Divide both sides by 5:


\begin{gathered} (-100)/(5)=x \\ -20=x \end{gathered}

Since x is negative, that means he needs to make 20 sales to break even.

Answer: 20 sales.

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