Question

Chris paid $36 for 3 similar tank tops and 2 similar 5 shirts. A T shirt cost 3 times as much a tank top. How much did Chris pay for 2 T shirts ?

Answer 1

24 dollars is the answer

Answer 2

$24.

Explanation:

Let x represent cost of each tank top.

We have been given that a T-shirt cost 3 times as much a tank top, so the cost of each T-shirt would be
`3x`.

We have been given that Chris paid $36 for 3 similar tank tops and 2 similar T-shirts.

We can represent this information in an equation as:

`3(x)+2(3x)=36`

`3x+6x=36`

`9x=36`

`(9x)/(9)=(36)/(9)`

`x=4`

The cost of each T-shirt:
`3x=3(4)=12`

Cost of two T-shirts would be
`\$12* 2=\$24`

Therefore, Chris paid $24 for 2 T-shirts.