Question

Jennifer went shopping at the

mall and spent $44 on shirts.
Long sleeve shirts cost $14 and
t-shirts cost $4. If she bought
a total of 6 shirts, then how
many of each kind did she
buy?

Answer 1

She bought 2 $14 long sleeve shirts
And 4 $4 t-shirts

Answer 2

She bought 2 long sleeve shirts and 4 t-shirts

Explanation:

Let number of long sleeves = x

Let number of t-shirts = y

x+y=6

∴y=6-x

14x+4y=44

14x+4(6-x)=44

14x+24-4x=44

10x=20

x=2

y=6-x

=6-2=4

ANS: She bought 2 long sleeve shirts and 4 t-shirts