Akeem wants to have a lemonade stand at the community fair. It costs him $2 to make each cup of lemonade plus a $40 renter's fee for the stand. He sells the lemonade for $6 per cup. How many cups does Akeem have to sell to break even?(1 point)

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Answer 1

To break even, Akeem needs to earn enough money to cover his expenses.

His expenses consist of the cost to make each cup of lemonade, which is $2, and the renter's fee for the stand, which is $40.

So, his total expenses are $2 per cup + $40 for the stand = $42.

To cover these expenses, he needs to sell enough cups of lemonade to earn $42.

Since he sells each cup for $6, he needs to sell $42 / $6 = <<42/6=7>>7 cups of lemonade to break even.

Therefore, Akeem needs to sell 7 cups of lemonade to break even.