Mr. McDowell invested $14,000 in equipment to print yearbooks for Ardrey Kell High School. Each yearbook costs $7 to print and sells for $35. How many yearbooks must he sell before he breaks even?
14000+7x=35x (x being the number of books) solve for x and you have your answer. 14000=35x-7x=28x therefore x=14000/28=500 so he needs to sell 500 books before he breaks even.
