Problema Solution
A student group is selling T-shirts for $10 each. The group buys the shirts for $5 each and spends a total of $50 to have a picture of the school mascot printed on them. How many shirts must the students sell in order to break even?
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let x = the number of shirts sold to break even
we assume that $50 are paid the print on x shirts
10x = 5x + 50
by solving we find
x = 10 shirts
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the students must sell 10 shirts to break even.