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Shirabi spent $208 on a sewing machine to make purses. She spends a total of $10 on thread, fabric, and accessories for each purse and plans to charge $36 for each purse. The equation represents her break-even point, when x represents the number of purses sold.

208 + 10x = 36x

How many purses must she sell in order to break even?

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
208 + 10x = 36x
208 = 26x
x = 208 ÷ 26 = 8

She must sell 8 purses to break even.