Trey made homemade dog biscuits to sell at his mother's pet shop. He spent $36 (expenses) on the ingredients to make the biscuits. He needs to make a profit of $15, to afford the video game he wants. If he sells the biscuits for $3 each, how many biscuits will Trey need to sell to make a profit of $15?

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Trey made homemade dog biscuits to sell at his mother's pet shop. He spent
$36 (expenses) on the ingredients to make the biscuits. He needs to make a profit of
$15, to afford the video game he wants. If he sells the biscuits for $3 each, how
many biscuits will Trey need to sell to make a profit of $15?
Trey will need to sell
biscuits.
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