Question

The total price of a shirt and a cap is $11. If the price of the shirt was doubled and the price of the cap was 3 times its original price, the total price of a shirt and a cap would be $25. What is the price of a shirt and a cap?

Answer 1

Answer: C

Explanation:

8+8=16

3*3 = 9

16+9=25

Answer 2

2s + 3c = 25
c = 25/3, which is $8.33
s = 25/2, which is $12.50