Question

Suppose your club is selling to

raise money. It costs $100 to rent a booth from which to sell the candles. If the candles cost $1 each and are sold for $5 each, how many candles must be sold to equal your expenses?

Answer 1

25 candles.

Explanation:

5x - 1x = 100

4x = 100

Divide both sides by 4.

You are then left with x = 25.