Question

Maria gave the casheir $50.00 to pay for three shirts. The casheir gave her back $8.75 in change. Each shirt cost the same amount. What is the cost in dollars and cents for each shirt?

Answer 1

$13.75

Explanation:

First figure out how much she paid, by taking the change from the $50

50 - 8.75 = 41.25

She paid $41.25 dollars on three tee-shirts.

Now take how much she spent and divide it on the number of items (tee-shirts) to figure how much each one cost.

41.25 divided by 3 = 13.75

$13.75

Each Tee-shirt cost $13.75