Question

The cost to take pictures at a school dance is $200 for the photographer and $3 per print. The dance committee plans to charge $5 per print. Write an equation that represents the cost & income for each situation. What is the break even point?

Answer 1

@satellite73

Answer 2

@SchoolHelpPlease169

Answer 3

@Directrix

Answer 4

The $200 is the fix cost so that wont change regardless of the number of pictures taken. A cost of $3 per print, so giving the print variable (p) and an income of $5 per print giving using the same variable (p) as they are the same variable (e.i. the number of prints will be the $3 is just the cost and $5 is just the income) Can you come up with the equation from this?

Answer 5

print=x
5x+200=cost
good so far?

Answer 6

Excellent!
5x is the income but 200 is the cost which would be subtracted from the income. Look at it from the schools point of view they are paying $200

Answer 7

You are almost at the right equation.

Answer 8

5x+3=5x

Answer 9

right?

Answer 10

Not exactly, back track to the first equation you had, and look at it from the schools point of view they are paying $200, so its not 5x+200..

Answer 11

its 3x+200.

Answer 12

If they are paying the money then its a negative number. Think of when you had to pay for something do you have more or less money in your bank account. If you had to pay 200 for hiring a photographer your bank account would be debited -$200