Question

Laura sold t-shirts at a festival. She made $4 for each t-shirt she sold. Her expenses were $25. If she made a profit of $71, how many t-shirts did she sell?

Write an equation that could be used to answer the question above. First, choose the appropriate form. Then, fill in the blanks with the numbers 4, 25, and 71. Let x represent the number of t-shirts.​

Answer 1

24 t shirts

Explanation:

revenue - expenses = profit

profit = $71

expenses = $25

revenue = money made from t shirts = $4 for each t shirt, x times (she makes $4 for each t shirt and sells x t shirts) = $4 * x

4 * x - 25 = 71

add 25 to both sides to isolate the variable and its coefficient

4x = 96

divide both sides by 6 to isolate x

x = 24