Question

Juan brought 4 Tshirts and leather jacket. The T shirts were all the same price, and the price of the leather jacket was 6 times the cost of one Tshirt. If the total cost of the T shirts and leather jacket was 209.00, what was the price of each T shirt?

Answer 1

Let us say that:

x = the number of T shirts bought = 4

y = the number of leather jackets bought = 1

a = the price of the T shirts

b = the price of the leather jackets

 

With the given variables, we can say that the total cost is:

total cost = a x + b y

 

Since, b = 6 a, therefore:

total cost = a x + 6 a y

total cost = a (x + 6 y)

 

Since total cost is 209, therefore we can calculate for a since x and y are also given:

209 = a (4 + 6 * 1)

209 = a (10)

a = $20.9

 

Therefore each T shirt cost $20.9