Question

Nick buys 2 shirts and 4 hats for a total of 44.00.If the hats cost 5.00 each, how much does each shirt cost?

Answer 1

1 shirt= $12

Explanation

we can make an equation where S= shirts, and H for hats. this would look like 2S+4H=44. now we get the info H=5(dollars). we plug it in to get 2S+4 x 5=44. now we simplify to get 2S+20=44. we subtract 20 from both sides to simplify further to get 2S=24. now we can divide this by 2 on each side to get S=11, and since S is the shirts, it says one shirt is =to 11, or 1 shirt= $12

Answer 2

If he bought 4 hats for $5 each and he spent a total of $44, he spent $44 - $20 in shirts.

44 - 20 = 24

2 shirts for $24 is 1 for 12

$12 for each shirt

Hope it helps :)