Question

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The environmental science club is printing T-shirts for its 15 members. The printing company charges a certain amount for each shirt plus a setup fee of $20. If the T-shirt order costs a total of $162.50, how much does the company charge for each shirt?
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Answer 1

Explanation:

15 members, so we're making 15 shirts.

The setup fee is $20

Total is $162.50

Each shirt is X

Making an equation

`15x + 20 = 162.50`

Getting X all alone we first subtract 20

`15x = 142.50`

Then we divide by 15

`x = 9.5`

Making each shirt $9.50