A dress cost $12 more than a shirt. Yasmin bought 3 such dress and 5 similar shirt for $356. much did she pay for each shirt?
I just can't work it out :( so I total 3 dresses most $36 more than the shirt.. Then. I am lost.
Ok i got it
$12x3=$36
$356-$36=$320
$320/8=$40
Price of each shirt is $40.
Am I right?
To solve this problem, let's start by assigning variables to the unknown quantities. Let's say the cost of the shirt is 's' dollars.
Since the dress cost $12 more than the shirt, the cost of the dress will be 's + $12' dollars.
According to the problem, Yasmin bought 3 such dresses and 5 similar shirts for a total of $356.
So, we can set up the following equation to represent the total cost:
3(dress cost) + 5(shirt cost) = $356
Substituting the values we have:
3(s + $12) + 5s = $356
Now, let's simplify the equation by multiplying the terms inside the parentheses:
3s + $36 + 5s = $356
Combine like terms:
8s + $36 = $356
Next, let's isolate the variable 's' by subtracting $36 from both sides:
8s = $356 - $36
8s = $320
Lastly, divide both sides by 8 to solve for 's':
s = $320 / 8
s = $40
Therefore, Yasmin paid $40 for each shirt.