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COULD YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN TO ME INTO DETAILS ABOUT THIS MATH WORD PROBLEM?

Debbie is having a garage sale and prices her shirts, s, at $1.50 each and her pants, p, at $2.00 each. The amount she makes from selling clothes can be expressed as 1.5s + 2p. Which of the following represents the total amount she made from selling shirts?

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    1 year ago

    1.5s + 2p = amount she makes

    1.5 ( 1.50) + 2( 2.00 ) = amount she makes... $6.25

    How can she sell 1/2 a shirt?? ( .5)

  • ?
    Lv 7
    1 year ago

    The amount from selling both kinds of clothes is the sum of two terms. The first is the amount from shirts. The second is the amount from pants. 

    This is a typical mixture problem. 

    You have two quantities of stuff. Each has its own price. 

    For each, its value = quantity x price. Total value = value of first + value of second. Also total quantity = quantity of first + quantity of second. 

    In various forms these give rise to two equations in two unknowns. 

    In your problem, how much she made on shirts = number of shirts sold x price per shirt. 

  • 1 year ago

    (Which of WHAT following statements?)

    The amount she made from selling shirts is $1.5s.

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