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Mr. Jackson went shopping. He bought an umbrella for $15. He also bought 3 shirts, each of which cost the same amount. Altogether he spent $52.50.

Part A: Write an equation to represent this situation, using s to represent the cost of one shirt. (Assume there is no sales tax where Mr. Jackson lives.)

Equation: __________________

Part B: What was the cost of one shirt? Show your work.

One shirt cost _________.

Answer :

Jaysho
Equation is 15+3S
Then for B it is (52.50-15)/3=s
I got the equation from adding my constant to your coefficient and variable. And for B it is as simple as subtracting the constant and dividing by 3 to isolate the variable

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