Question

If 5 shirts and 3 ties cost $52 and each tie cost $4 what is the cost of a shirt

Answer 1

You buy 3 ties so the ties cost 3*4 = 12 dollars.
The total cost is 52 dollars.
Shirts = 52 - ties = 52 - 12 =40 dollars on shirts.

5 shirts cost 40 dollars.
1 shirt costs 40/5 = 8

The answer is 8 dollars.

Answer 2

Hey there!

So, if that person bought 3 ties, this mean that the total of ties that he bought was . . . 

→$\boxed{3 \ ties \ x's \ 4.00}$

This would equal $12.00

So, the we do $52.00 - $12.00

This would equal $40.00

So, then we then do . . .

$40.00/5

As we divide these both, we get . . .

$8 per shirt.

Hope this helps you!