Question

a high school athletic department bought 40 soccer uniforms at a cost of 3000. after soccer season, they returned some of the uniforms but only received 40 dollars per uniform. what was eas the difference between what they paid for each uniform and what they got for each return ?

Answer 1

So,

To find the difference between the initial price and the return price, we first need to find the initial price per uniform.  To do that, we will divide the total initial cost of the uniforms by the number of uniforms bought.

$\frac{3000}{40} = \frac{300}{4}= \frac{150}{2} =75$

Initially, each uniform cost $75.

When they returned some uniforms, they only received $40 per uniform.  What's the difference between that price and the initial price?

75 - 40 = $35

The different between what they paid for each uniform and what they got for each return was $35.