Homework Help: Math

Posted by Branson on Thursday, May 26, 2011 at 3:42pm.

250 people go to an amusement park. They buy t-shirts and baseball caps. Each t-shirt costs $8. Each cap costs $5. They spent $1700. How many each t-shirts and caps did they buy?

Math - MathMate, Thursday, May 26, 2011 at 4:06pm
250 people, out of which t people bought t-shirts, and (250-t) bought caps.
Form the following equation:
8t+5(250-t)=1700

Solve for t.

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