
Sanhita M. answered 10/11/15
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Mathematics and Geology
fixed expenses per week = $18,000
expenses for supplies per child per week=$30
let us assume there are x children attending the day care in a certain week.
Hence the expense for x children in that week will be = $30x
Total expense for that week will be =$(18,000+30x)
To break even the total cost must match total earning of $300x as the day care charges $300 per children per week
hence, 300x= 18000+30x
=>270x=18000.... Subtracting 30x from both sides
=>x=18000/270 .... dividing both sides by 270
=>x≈66.67 >66 as number of children can never be a fraction or mixed fraction and must be a whole number/ integer and x being greater than 66 the number of children attending the day care must be at least 67.