Question

Alan sold t-shirts and hats at a festival. His total profit was $125. He made a $5 profit for each t-shirt he sold. He also made a profit of $40 from selling hats. How many t-shirts did he sell?

Write an equation that could be used to answer the question above. First chose the appropriate form. Then fill in the blanks with the numbers 125, 5, 40. Let x represent the number of t-shirts.

A. _x + _ = _
B. _x - _ = _

Answer 1

Explanation:

a._x+_=_

5x+40=125

-40 -40

5x=85

/5

x=17

he sold 17 shirts

Answer 2

17

Explanation:

First you have to subtract 125-50 since we are trying to find the amount he made from selling t-shirts. That equals 85. So now we divide 85 by 5 and that gives us 85.