In a given day, MyTCo, Inc., sold 119 T-shirts. Plain shirts sold for
$15.50 each and striped ones for $18.50 each. The company
took in $1988.50 . How many of the plain shirts were sold?
48
65
71
87

Question

In a given day, MyTCo, Inc., sold 119 T-shirts. Plain shirts sold for
$15.50 each and striped ones for $18.50 each. The company
took in $1988.50 . How many of the plain shirts were sold?
       48
       65
       71
       87

rebeccaxhawaii · Answer

t+p=119
15.50p+18.50t=1988.50

anonymous · Answer

So you can write this as the equation of$$15.5x+18.5y=1988.5$$and$$x+y=119$$You can solve this as a system of equations, I recommend substitution

rebeccaxhawaii · Answer

yes substitution would be easier

anonymous · Answer

what do i substitute?

anonymous · Answer

@rebeccaxhawaii

rebeccaxhawaii · Answer

y=-x+119

replace it into the equation for y
15.5x+18.5y=1988.5

15.5x+18.5(-x+119)=1988.5

anonymous · Answer

I came out with 71 I am not sure if that is right but thank you so much for your help @rebeccaxhawaii