ART An artist is going to sell two sizes of prints at an art fair. The artist will change $20 for a small print and $45 for a large print. The artist would like to sell twice ad many small prints as large prints. The booth the artist is renting for the day cost $510. How many of each size print must the artist sell in order to break even at the fair? 1. How much will the artist spend to rent a booth? 2. What do you know about the selling prices of the prints? 3. What you know about the number of prints the artist would like to sell?

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ART An artist is going to sell two sizes of prints at an art fair. The artist will change $20 for a small print and $45 for a large print. The artist would like to sell twice ad many small  prints as large prints. The booth the artist is renting for the day cost $510. How many of each size print must the artist sell in order to break even at the fair?          1. How much will the artist spend to rent a booth?         2. What do you know about the selling prices of the prints?    3. What you know about the number of prints the artist would like to sell?
4. What is the problem asking you to determinate?

Steve · Answer

If there are x large prints, then there are 2x small prints. To break even, he needs

20*2x + 45*x = 510

I think you can now easily answer all the questions. Most of them don't even depend on the number of prints sold.