Question

Coach Ruiz orders three different colors of T-shirts for her soccer team. Of the different T-shirts, one fifth are red and the rest are white and blue. She orders and equal number of white T-shirts and blue T-shirts there was a total of 18 white T-shirts. How many T-shirts does Coach Ruiz order?

Answer 1

45, 18 white and 18 blue is 36, thats 4/5. so 9 =1/5 9x5=45 or 36+9=45

Answer 2

Coach Ruiz ordered a total of 45 T-shirts for her soccer team. This includes 18 white T-shirts and an equal number of 18 blue T-shirts, with the red T-shirts making up one-fifth of the overall total.

To determine how many total T-shirts Coach Ruiz ordered, we have to consider the information provided. We know that one-fifth of the T-shirts are red and that there are an equal number of white and blue T-shirts. Since there are 18 white T-shirts, there will also be 18 blue T-shirts, as they are in equal numbers. No direct marginal utility concept is needed as it seems to be contextually irrelevant here.

So, we have:

18 white T-shirts

18 blue T-shirts

1/5 total T-shirts are red

The red T-shirts constitute one-fifth of the total, so four-fifths must account for the sum of the white and blue T-shirts, which is 18 + 18 = 36. We can establish a ratio where four-fifths of the total T-shirts equals 36:

(4/5) × total T-shirts = 36

To find the total, we divide 36 by 4, which equals 9, and then multiply by 5.

total T-shirts = (36 / 4) × 5 = 9 × 5

Hence, the total number of T-shirts ordered is 45 total.