Question

You own an ice cream shop. your total cost for 12 double cones is $24 and you sell them for $2.50 each. how many cones do you have to sell to break even?

Answer 1

Let X cones need to be sold for break even 
Total cost of 12 cones =24
selling price for x cones = $2.5x
for break even 2.5x=24
That is x =24/2.5=9.6 cones (10 cones)

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Answer 2

the answer is 10 cones