Question

Lashanda sold t-shirts at a festival. She made $6 for each t-shirt she sold. Her expenses were $30. If she made a profit of $84, how many t-shirts did she 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 6, 30, 84. Let x represent the number of t-shirts.
A. _x + _ = _
B. _x - _ = _

Answer 1

The appropriate form for this equation is B. 6x - 30 = 84. This equation can be used to calculate the number of t-shirts Lashanda sold. By solving the equation, we can determine that she sold 14 t-shirts.

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