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A camcorder can be rented for $35 a day, or$125 a week. You need it for 6 days .

If you could buy the camcorder for $1,089, how long would it take, to the nearest tenth of a week, for the weekly rental charges to equal or exceed the purchase price?

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For this exercise, we find out how many weeks (to the nearest tenth) are needed for the renting cost to equal the price of a camcorder. We can buy the camcorder for $1,089\$1,089 while we can rent it for $125\$125 a week.

What mathematical operation do we use to calculate the number of weeks till breakeven?

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