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The school band sells carnations on Valentine's Day for $3 each. It buys the carnations from a florist for $0.50 each, plus a $15 delivery charge. When will the cost of the carnations be equal to the revenue from selling them? How many carnations does it need to sell to reach this point?

The cost of the carnations will be equal to the revenue when it has sold
_______ carnations. It will reach this point after it sells ______carnations.

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Answer:

6 carnations

Explanation:

0.5x +15 = 3x

x = 6

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