The cost to have each item cleaned in January is $11.40 for coats, $7.13 for shirts, and $14.25 for dresses. The cost to have each item cleaned in February is $9.89 for coats, $11.13 for shirts, and $12.71 for dresses. The cost to have each item cleaned in March is $8.50 for coats, $17 for shirts, and $13.60 for dresses.
To find the cost to have each item cleaned, we need to calculate the cost per item for each month. We can do this by dividing the total cost for each month by the number of items cleaned for that month.
In January, the Foster family spent $57 with 5 coats cleaned, so the cost to have a coat cleaned is $57/5 = $11.40.
For shirts, they spent $57 with 8 shirts cleaned, so the cost to have a shirt cleaned is $57/8 = $7.13.
For dresses, they spent $57 with 4 dresses cleaned, so the cost to have a dress cleaned is $57/4 = $14.25.
We can follow the same steps for February and March to find the cost to have each item cleaned for those months as well:
February: Cost to have a coat cleaned = $89/9 = $9.89; Cost to have a shirt cleaned = $89/8 = $11.13; Cost to have a dress cleaned = $89/7 = $12.71.
March: Cost to have a coat cleaned = $68/8 = $8.50; Cost to have a shirt cleaned = $68/4 = $17; Cost to have a dress cleaned = $68/5 = $13.60.
The probable question may be:
The Foster family takes their clothes to the local cleaners. The table below gives the number of coats, shirts, and dresses they had cleaned over the course of three months. They had no other Items cleaned there.
Number cleaned
January February March
Coats 5 9 8
Shirts 8 8 4
Dresses 4 7 5
If they spent $57 at the cleaners in January, $89 in February, and $68 in March, what is the cost to have each item cleaned?
Cost to have a coat cleaned: $
Cost to have a shirt cleaned: $
Cost to have a dress cleaned: $