Question

The student council raised $2,790 during its annual fundraiser. The money was shared equally among the Events Committee, the Sports Committee, and the Sunshine Committee. a. The Sports Committee wants to use its share of the money to purchase t-shirts. If each t-shirt costs $12, what is the greatest number of t-shirts the Sports Committee can purchase? The greatest number of t-shirts that the Sports Committee can purchase is .

Answer 1

The greatest number of t-shirts that the Sports Committee can purchase is 232.

Explanation:

The student council raised $2,790 during its annual fundraiser.

Each t-shirt costs $12.

The total cost of buying x t-shirts is given by:

`T(x) = 12x`

What is the greatest number of t-shirts the Sports Committee can purchase?

The total cost has to be lesser, or equal, to 2790. So

`T(x) \leq 2790`

`12x \leq 2790`

`x \leq (2790)/(12)`

`x \leq 232.5`

Since you cant buy half a shirt.

The greatest number of t-shirts that the Sports Committee can purchase is 232.