Question

You have $60. You want to buy a pair of jeans and a shirt. The pair of jeans cost $27.

You come home with $15. How much did you spend on the shirt?

Answer 1

$18

Explanation:

Buying the jeans for $27 leaves you with ($60 - $27), or $33.

Buying the shirt for s dollar leaves you with $15. To find s, the price of the shirt, you subtract $15 from $33: $18.

The shirt cost you $18.