To determine how many birdhouses Jasmine must sell for her sales to equal the cost of the wood and tools, we first need to calculate her total costs.
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Jasmine's initial cost for woodworking tools:
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The cost of wood per birdhouse is $12. If she sells
birdhouses, the total cost of the wood will be: -
Therefore, the total cost including the tools and the wood will be:
Next, we calculate her total sales from selling
- If Jasmine sells each birdhouse for $25, her total sales when she sells
birdhouses will be:
Now, we want to find out when her total sales equal her total costs. Thus, we set up the equation:
To solve for
Next, we divide both sides by 13 to solve for
So, Jasmine must sell