In a certain clothing store, 3 shirts and 5 ties cost $60, and 2 shirts and 3 ties cost $39. What is the cost of each shirt?
$3.00
$12.00
$15.00

Question

In a certain clothing store, 3 shirts and 5 ties cost $60, and 2 shirts and 3 ties cost $39. What is the cost of each shirt?
$3.00
$12.00
$15.00

anonymous · Answer

@TrojanPoem

whpalmer4 · Answer

3 shirts + 5 ties = 60
2 shirts + 3 ties = 39

if we let the variable $s$ be the number of shirts, what is the expression for how much money you spend on shirts?

anonymous · Answer

15

whpalmer4 · Answer

sorry, I misspoke!

If we let $s$ be the price of a shirt, what is an expression that will tell you how much 5 shirts costs?  How about 3 shirts?  97 shirts?

whpalmer4 · Answer

money spent on shirts = price of a shirt * number of shirts

right?