Money spent + money left over = total money
money spent + 9 = 30
We don't know the price of each shirt, so let x = price of 1 shirt.
Then, 3 shirts cost 3 times as much as x, or 3x.
She spent 3x.
3x + 9 = 30
<em><u>Explanation</u></em>
Xian has 52 stamps and Kai has 76 stamps.
Xian's club will send him 16 new stamps per month and Kai's club will send him 12 new stamps per month.
Suppose, Xian and Kai will have the same number of stamps after
months.
So, the total number of new stamps for Xian
and the total number of new stamps for Kai 
So, the equation will be......

Thus, Xian and Kai will have the same number of stamps after 6 months.
The number of stamps for each of them will be: 
We can think of this as an equality
5 Lawns = 8 Hours
If she needs 40 hours, you can multiply 8 hours by 5 to get 40, but now it's not balanced. So, you need to multiply 5 to the other side too so:
5 x (5) = 8 x (5)
Therefore she mows 25 Lawns in 40 Hours
School is dumb....................................