Question

Schuyler spent $208 on a sewing machine to make purses. They spend a total of $10 on thread, fabric, and accessories for each purse and plans to charge $36 for each purse. The system below represents this situation. 208 + 10x = y 36x = y How many purses must they sell in order to break even? Blank 1:

Answer 1

The answer is 8 purses

Explanation:

If we multiply 36 by 8, we get $288. If we multiplied 36 by 8 we must also multiply 10 by 8 because it cost 10 dollars on one purse. So y=10(8)+208, y=288