an artist is going to sell of prints at an art fair. the artist will charge $20 for a small print and $45 for a large print. the artist would like to sell twice as many small prints as large print. the booth the artist is renting for the day costs $510. how many of each size print must the artist sell in order to break even at the fair
help !!! ^^^

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an artist is going to sell of prints at an art fair. the artist will charge $20 for a small print and $45 for a large print. the artist would like to sell twice as many small prints as large print. the booth the artist is renting for the day costs $510. how many of each size print must the artist sell in order to break even at the fair
help !!! ^^^

anonymous · Answer

first of all you know that for every large print sold, he must sell two small prints. you can represent this with the ratio 2:1.

anonymous · Answer

20x+45x=510 <---- Use this equation.

anonymous · Answer

not exactly, @dmart180 . you forgot that he needs to sell 2 small prints for every large print.

anonymous · Answer

the equation would be 20*2x+45x=510.

anonymous · Answer

first, multiply. 20*2. @410_crew