Printing a newsletter costs $1.50 per copy plus $450 in printer's fees. The copies are sold for $3 each. How many copies of the newsletter must be sold to break even?

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Answer 1 · 2016-08-15T22:45:52

#300 " copies"#

Let the number of copies be #x#

Printing costs of #x# copies= #1.50xx x+450#

The selling price of #x# copies =#3x#

To break even, these amounts are equal

#3x = 1.5x+450#

#3x-1.5x =450#

#1.5x= 450#

#x = 450/1.5#

#x = 300#