Question

You spent $88 buying two shirts at Macy's along with two scarves that cost $30.00. If s is the cost of the shirt, and the equation representing the purchase is: 2s + 30.00 = 88. What is the cost of the shirt?

Answer 1

58

Explanation:

Answer 2

s = 29

Explanation:

Let's solve your equation step-by-step.

2s+30=88

Step 1: Subtract 30 from both sides.

2s+30−30=88−30

2s=58

Step 2: Divide both sides by 2.

2s

2

=

58

2

s=29

Hope this helps!

(s means shirt)