Question

I need help with this problem please
john is the treasure of his school student council. he received a quote of $1024.00 for 264 school spirit shirt. the printing company charges a $100.00 fee per order, which was included in the quote. the printing company is having a sale and told john that they will decrease the cost of each shirt by 1/5 if the school commits ordering 300 shirts or more. john needs to present researched decision to the student council with the best option for the school

Answer 1

Is your decision concerning how many shirts to buy?

Answer 2

like which one is the best price option

Answer 3

per shirt?

Answer 4

there is two option

Answer 5

so, if you(if you were john) were to buy more than 300 shirts, they'll charge you only 4/5 of the regular price per shirt + the $100 fee.

Answer 6

the first thing to do, then, would be to find how much you originally paid per shirt.

Answer 7

you could set up an equation if you wish. Any idea on how to start?

Answer 8

ok

Answer 9

maybe find out how much each shirt cost

Answer 10

well yes, but I meant: do you have any idea on how to start setting up the equation?

Answer 11

no

Answer 12

ok, we'll take it one step at a time. for our purposes, assume that the variable "p" is the price of the shirts. Start with what you know. What was the overall quote?

Answer 13

(p= the price PER shirt)

Answer 14

so like how

Answer 15

what was the overall quote initially?

Answer 16

oops never mind I know how to do it
I got the answer

Answer 17

thanks

Answer 18

welcome. have a nice day!

Answer 19

u too