Question

a clothing store sells t-shirts,t,for $8 a shirt, and shorts,s,for $12 each. the store earned $180 revenue last month.the store sold three times as many t-shirts as shorts. using the method of substitution, how many t-shirts and shorts did did the store sell?

Answer 1

Let x be the variable for a t-shirt for $8.

Let y be the variable for shorts for $12.

Let z be the variable for the hats that cost $10 each.

We have the expression 1 below:

$464 = $8x + $12y + $10z

other expressions:

3z = x

2z =y

By substitution we can solve each variable:

464 = 8(3z) + 12(2z) + 10z

464 = 24z +24z +10z

464 = 58z

z = 8

Solve for x andy:

3z=x

3*8 = 24=x

2z=y

2*8 = 16 = y

The t-shirts are 24 pieces, the shorts are 16 pieces and hats are 8 pieces.

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