Question

The cost c (in dollars) for the fuel and maintenance of a go-cart is given by c=10x+1200, where x is the number of rides. It costs $40 per ride. How many rides does it take to break even?

Answer 1

Answer: it will take 40 rides to break even.

Step-by-step explanation:

Profit = Revenue - total cost

At the point of break even, there is no profit. It means that

revenue = total cost

The cost c (in dollars) for the fuel and maintenance of a go-cart is given by

c = 10x + 1200

where x is the number of rides. It costs $40 per ride. This means that the revenue gotten from x rides is 40x.

In order to break even, it means that

40x = 10x + 1200

40x - 10x = 1200

30x = 1200

x = 1200/30

x = 40