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Lance and Brandon ! purchased items at the sporting goods store and spent the same amount of money. Lance bought 18 shirts for his team, and Brandon bought 12 of the same shirts for his team plus a $75 pair of shoes. How much did each shirt cost? how do you write this problem?​

User Pookpash
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Answer:

1 Shirt costs $12.50

Explanation:

First, set up an equation

18x=12x+75

Subtract 12x from both sides

6x=75

Divide both sides by 6

x=12.5

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