Question

A clothing store is having a sale. During this sale you can buy 5 white t-shirts for $21.25. Carolyn is buying these t-shirts for her students to tie-dye. If she needs to buy 32 t-shirts, how much can she expect to pay?

50 points

Answer 1

$136

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First determine the cost of a single t-shirt.

Cost of a single t-shirt is:

• $21.25/5 = $4.25

Now multiply it by the number of t-shirts Carolyn wants to buy:

• Total cost = $4.25 x 32 = $136

Therefore, Carolyn can expect to pay $136 for 32 t-shirts.

Answer 2

$136

Explanation:

Let's calculate the cost per white t-shirt based on the information provided:

The cost of 5 white t-shirts is $21.25. To find the cost per t-shirt, we divide the total cost by the number of t-shirts:

`\sf \textsf{Cost per t-shirt} = \frac{\textsf{Total cost}}{\textsf{Number of t-shirts}}`

`\sf \textsf{Cost per t-shirt} = (21.25)/(5)`

`\sf \textsf{Cost per t-shirt} = 4.25`

So, Carolyn can expect to pay $4.25 for each white t-shirt.

Now, if she needs to buy 32 t-shirts, the total cost would be:

`\sf \textsf{Total cost} = \textsf{Cost per t-shirt} * \textsf{Number of t-shirts}`

`\sf \textsf{Total cost} = 4.25 * 32`

`\sf \textsf{Total cost} = 136`

Therefore, Carolyn can expect to pay $136 to buy 32 white t-shirts for her students to tie-dye during the sale.