Question

Chris paid $36 for 3 similar tank tops and 2 similar 5 shirts. A T shirt cost 3 times as much a tank top. How much did Chris pay for 2 T shirts ?

Answer 1

24 dollars is the answer

Answer 2

Answer:

$24.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x represent cost of each tank top.

We have been given that a T-shirt cost 3 times as much a tank top, so the cost of each T-shirt would be $3x$.

We have been given that Chris paid $36 for 3 similar tank tops and 2 similar T-shirts.

We can represent this information in an equation as:

$3(x)+2(3x)=36$

$3x+6x=36$

$9x=36$

$\frac{9x}{9}=\frac{36}{9}$

$x=4$

The cost of each T-shirt: $3x=3(4)=12$

Cost of two T-shirts would be $\ 12\times 2=\ 24$

Therefore, Chris paid $24 for 2 T-shirts.