Question

The drama club is printing t-shirts for its members. The printing company charges a certain amount for each shirt plus a setup fee of $40. There are 21 students in the drama club. If there are 21 students in the club and the t-shirt order costs a total of $187, how much does each t-shirt cost?

Answer 1

Answer: $7.

Explanation:

It is given that the printing company charges a certain amount for each shirt plus a setup fee of $40.

Let x be the cost of each t-shirt.

There are 21 students in the drama club. So, total cost of 21 t-shirts is

`\text{Total cos}=40+21x`

It is given that the t-shirt order costs a total of $187.

`40+21x=187`

`21x=187-40`

`21x=147`

Divide both sides by 21.

`x=(147)/(21)`

`x=7`

Therefore, the cost of each t-shirt is $7.