Question

Sandra makes and sells bracelets. It costs her $2 to make each bracelet, plus a one time cost of $15 for supplies. She plans to sell each bracelet for $5. Let x represent the number of bracelets. Which equation can be used to find the number of bracelets she needs to sale to break even

Answer 1

The number of bracelets that Sandra needs to sell in order to break even can be solved by equating the total cost to her total revenue. If the x represents the number of bracelets, the total cost would be, 2x + 15. Her total revenue from sales is expressed as 5x. Thus, the equation for breaking even is,

2x + 15 = 5x