Problema Solution
Stacy runs a business out of her home making bird houses. Each month she has fixed costs of $200. In addition, for each bird house she makes, she incurs an additional cost of $3.00. If her total costs for the month were $296.00, how many bird houses did she make?
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Let 'x' represent the number of birdhouses that Stacy made.
200 + 3x = 296
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x = 32 bird houses
Stacy made 32 bird houses.