Question

A shirt costs $19.85. If a customer has a coupon that will save her $2.50 on the price of the shirt, how much will she pay for the shirt?

Answer 1

             19.85
        -      2.50
       -------------
              17.35

Answer: She'll pay $17.35 for the shirt.

Answer 2

Answer:  The customer will pay $17.35 for the shirt.

Step-by-step explanation:  Given that a shirt costs $19.85 and a customer has a coupon that will save her $2.50 on the price of the shirt.

We are to find the amount that the customer will pay for the shirt.

Given that

the original cost of the shirt = $19.85

and

the price that the customer save by using coupon = $2.50.

Therefore, the total cost that the customer will pay for the shirt is given by

$\ 19.85-\ 2.50=\ 17.35.$

Thus, the customer will pay $17.35 for the shirt.