Question

Suppose Adriana spends $ 73.00 dollars on T-shirts and pants. A T-shirt costs $5.50 and pants cost $25.50. How can you represent this situation with an equation?

Answer 1

25.50x + 5.50y = 73.00

Explanation:

Pick a variable for x and y (x is pants and y is T-shirt)

Since she buys pants and T-shirts you add the two values

Since she spent $73 you make it equal to 73

Answer 2

73.00=5.50x+25.50y

Explanation: