Question

Randy bought 3 identical shirts and paid a sales tax of $2.84. The total cost was $50.18. What was the cost of each shirt?

Answer 1

15.78

Explanation:

Answer 2

$15.78

Explanation:

I) Remove tax:

$50.18 - $2.84 = $47.34

II) Construct an equation to find the cost of each shirt:

47.34 = 3s

III) Solve:

Divide each side by 3:

15.78 = s

Each shirt costed $15.78