College Algebra HELP

Question

You decide to begin selling glow sticks at the local swap mart. Your cost for each glow stick is $2.19 plus you have to pay a fixed weekly fee of $230 for the booth. Your plan is to sell each glow stick for $3.

Answer 1

230 + 2.19S = 3S

.81S = 230

S = 230/.81 = about 284 sticks need to be sold to break even

2.19(284) + 230 = 622+230 = 852 = 3(284) = 852

more than 284 need to be sold to turn a profit.

Less than 284 and it runs a loss