Question

Keith and Jolene raises $152.75 to buy shirts for new players on their softball teams. Jolene needs to buy four shirts for her team. Each shirt will cost $11.75. Write an equation that can be used to determine the maximum number of shirts Keith can buy for his team in addition to the four shirts Jolene needs to buy.

What’s the equation?

Answer 1

`The \: money \: left \: after \: buying \: 4 \: shirts:152.75 - 4 * 11.75 =\$105.75 \\We \: have \: an \: equation:11.75x = 105.75\Leftrightarrow x=9\\\Rightarrow Keith \: can \: buy \: an \: additional \: of \: 9 \: shirts</p><p>`