Question

Three uniform shirts sell for $34.50. How much will 5 uniform shirts cost?

Answer 1

55.25

Explanation:

1. First we need to work out the price of ONE shirt. To do that we divide the total price of 3 shirts by 3.

34.50 / 3 = 11.05

2. Now we know that the price of one shirt is $11.05p we can multiply that by 5 to get the price of 5 shirts.

11.05 * 5 = 55.25

= $55.25p

Answer 2

57.5

Explanation:

Recognize our numbers

3,5,34.50

Three uniform shirts sell for 34.50

34.50/3

=11.5

How much will five cost?

5x11.5

=57.5

Hope this helps!