Question

The drama club is ordering t-shirts for its members. A local t-shirt company charges $83.95 to set up the design plus $7.45 for each shirt. The drama club has budgeted $300 to spend on t-shirts.

Write an equation that you could solve to find the maximum number of shirts the drama club can order. Be sure to define your variable.​

Answer 1

Explanation:

83.95+7.45= 91.4

so they have

300

- 91.4

--------

208.6

so after they still have money left

Answer 2

The max # of shirts they can order is 29

Explanation:

300 = 83.95 + 7.45x

216.05 = 7.45x

x = 29