You make cards and sell them for $2.50 each. It costs $1.15 to print each card. You also pay $50 for supplies. How many cards must you sell to meet the cost for making the cards (you break even)? Round up to the next whole card.

A. 20 cards
B. 37 cards
C. 20.46 cards
D. 38 cards

4 answers

50 + 1.15x = 2.50x

Solve for x.
D. 38
the answer is 38
You rent a small 2 bedroom house. You paid a $600 deposit the day you moved in so your rent is only $250 each month. Since your roommate did not pay any of the deposit, her rent is $400 each month. In how many months will you and your roommate have spent the same amount?