Question
Akeem wants to have a lemonade stand at the community fair. It costs him $2 to make each cup of lemonade plus a $40 renter's fee for the stand. He sells the lemonade for $6 per cup. How many cups does Akeem have to sell to break even?(1 point)
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To calculate the number of cups Akeem needs to sell to break even, we need to determine the total cost and the total revenue.
Total cost = cost per cup x number of cups + renter's fee = $2c + $40
Total revenue = selling price per cup x number of cups = $6c
To break even, the total cost should equal the total revenue:
$2c + $40 = $6c
To solve for c, we can subtract $2c from both sides of the equation:
$40 = $6c - $2c
$40 = $4c
Now we can divide both sides of the equation by $4 to solve for c:
$40 / $4 = $4c / $4
10 = c
Akeem needs to sell 10 cups of lemonade to break even.