Question

7. Jeff and Stephen go to the mall. The two

boys buy a total of 15 T-shirts. Stephen gets
three less than twice as many T-shirts as Jeff.
a) Write an equation to represent the
information in the second sentence.
b) Write an equation to represent the
information in the third sentence.
c) Solve the linear system by substitution
to find the number of T-shirts each boy
bought.
d) If the T-shirts cost $8.99 each, how
much did each boy spend before taxes?

Answer 1

Let j = number of shirts Jeff bought and s = the number of shirts Stephen bought.

a.) s + j = 15

b.) 2j - 3 = s

c.) Plug 2j -3 into the equation from question a.

2j -3 + j = 15

3j -3 = 15

3j = 18

j = 6

2j - 3 = s when j = 6

2(6) - 3 = s

s = 9

Jeff bought 6 shirts; Stephen bought 9 shirts.

d.) Jeff cost = 8.99(6) = $53.94

Stephen cost = 8.99(9) = $80.91