How many T-shirts and shorts did Dots sell?

Question

Dots sells T-shirts ($7) and shorts ($8). In April, total sales were $528. People bought 2 times as many T-shirts as shorts.

How many T-shirts and shorts did Dots sell?

Answer 1

$528 = $7(2T) + $8(T) where 2T represents the number of T-shirts sold in April by Dots and T is the number of shorts, directly derived from the third and last sentence of this word-problem, when interpreted correctly.

 

$528 = $22 T  ⇔ T = 24 shorts 2T =48 T-shirts

 

Checking ... 24 x $8  + 48 x $7  = $528