Terry and Ed start a lawn mowing business and purchase the mowers and equipment for $1,300. They charge $15 for each lawn and use $2 worth of gas for each job. How many lawns must Terry and Ed mow before breaking even?

Question

a. 10 lawns
b. 50 lawns
c. 100 lawns***
d. 1,000 lawns

Answer 1

profit of $13 per lawn.
so, it takes 100 lawns to pay off the $1300.

You are correct.

Answer 2

Terry and Ed start a lawn mowing business and purchase the mowers and equipment for $650. They charge $15 for each lawn and use $2 worth of gas for each job. How many lawns must Terry and Ed mow before breaking even?