Question

All orders at the Hula Hut T-Shirt store are shipped the next day. Michelle, the owner of the Hula Hut, had 9 T-Shirts. On Monday, 4 orders of 1 shirt each were placed. On Tuesday, Michelle received a shipment that included 3 T-Shirts. On Wednesday, 9 orders of 1 shirt each were placed. On Thursday, Michelle received a shipment that included 1 shirt. This expression shows the total number of T-Shirts at Hula Hut at the end of the week: 9 + (-4) + 3 + (-9) + 1. How many T-shirts were in Hula Hut’s inventory after Thursday’s shipment?

Answer 1

\(\tt{9 + (-4) + 3 + (-9) + 1 \rightarrow 9-4+3-9+1}\)