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A courier service delivers packages which cost $1.60 per package to deliver. The fixed cost to run the delivery van is $56.00 per day. If the company charges $5.60 per package, how many packages must be delivered daily to break even?

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coolstick

Answer:

14 packages

Step-by-step explanation:

profit = revenue - expenses

we want profit to be 0

0 = revenue - expenses

revenue = 5.60 per package = 5.60 * number of packages

expenses = 56 + 1.60 per package = 56 + 1.6 * number of packages

0 = revenue - expenses

let's say the number of packages = n

0 = 5.6 * n - (56 + 1.6 * n)

= 5.6n - 56 - 1.6n

= -56 + 4n

add 56 to both sides to isolate the variable and its coefficient

56 = 4n

divide both sides by 4 to isolate the variable

n = 14

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