Suppose your club is selling candles to raise money. It cost $100 to rent a booth from which to sell the candles. If the candles cost your club $1 and are sold for $5 each, how many candles must be sold to equal your expenses?

Respuesta :

let x = # candles sold

100 + x = 5x
4x = 100
  x = 25

answer
25 candles must be sold to equal expenses
-jaydonw2255

Equation:
Expenses=Earnings
100+X=5x
4x=100
x=25(numbers of candles you need to sell)
Simple answer-25
Hope this helped
-Gabrielle