A bicycle store costs $3000 per month to operate. The store pays an average of $35 per bike. The average selling price of each bicycle is $75. How many bicycles must the store sell each month to break even?

we have three similar triangles, because each has a right angle and shares an angle.   let's write the angles in order: opposite to short leg, long leg, hypotenuse.

cab similar to bad similar to cbd

or as ratios,

ca: ab: cb = ba: ad: bd = cb: bd: cd

we also know

ac = ad + cd

(ad+cd): ab: cb = ba: ad: bd = cb: bd: cd

(ad+cd)/cb=cb/cd

we have cb=6, ad=5 and seek x=cd.

we reject the negative root and conclude x=4

answer: 4

step-by-step explanation:

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seven students earned $833 by shoveling snow. if they share the money equally, how much money will each student get

answer: each student earns $119

step-by-step explanation:

to find the answer you have to divide 833/7 which is 119