X = # of perfomances
y = total amount of money
Income: y = 7500x
Expense: y = 5900x + 88000
Substitution:
7500x = 5900x + 88000
1600x = 88000
x = 55
y = 7500(55) = $412,500
55 performances are needed to break-even.
Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:
We want to simplify:

We rewrite the expression under the radical sign to obtain:

We split the expression under the radical sign to get:

Recall that:

This implies that:

Therefore 
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Answer:
whats the given?? what you need I don't understand
Answer:
The number is -1/2
Step-by-step explanation:
Let x be the number
2x+8 = 7
Subtract 8 from each side
2x+8-8 = 7-8
2x = -1
Divide each side by 2
2x/2 =-1/2
x = -1/2
The number is -1/2