Zorah, a musician, pays $120 to have her instrument tuned and $10 per hour for a booth at a fair. She estimates that she earns $25 per hour in tips. The equation can be used to represent the break-even point.120 + 10x = 25xHow many hours, x, will Zorah have to play in order to break even?

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Zorah, a musician, pays $120 to have her instrument tuned and $10 per hour for a booth at a fair. She estimates that she earns $25 per hour in tips. The equation can be used to represent the break-even point.120 + 10x = 25xHow many hours, x, will Zorah have to play in order to break even?

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