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A store has 7 shirts. It sold most of them for $16 each, and the last dozen were

sold in sale for $14 each. If it sold all the shirts for $616, find the number of shirts
sold.



Please help!!!

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Answer:

40 shirts

Explanation:

I'm not sure what the question means by "A store has 7 shirts", but I will answer it through my interpretation.

1. It is given to you that the last dozen (12) shirts were sold each for $14, meaning in total it was:

12 x $14 = $168.

2. Since all the shirts were sold for a total of $616, then the remaining shirts were sold for:

$616 - $168 = $448

3. To find the number of shirts this is, divide the remaining amount by the cost for each shirt:

$448 ÷ $16 = 28

4. The total number of shirts sold would be the last dozen (12) plus the remaining shirts (the shirts sold before the last dozen):

12 + 28 = 40 shirts

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