How much would it cost the school to purchase 235 T-shirts?

Question

Greg's school paid $1012.50 for 135 homecoming T-shirts. How much would it cost the school to purchase 235 T-shirts? F. $750.00 G. $1762.50 H. $2025.00 I. $2775.00

Answer 1

Sydney,

Assuming that the cost of $1,012.50 is simply for the shirts (no set up fee, screening fee, etc.), then you would simply divide the $1,012.50 by 135 to find the cost per shirt.

That comes to $7.50 per shirt.

So to buy 235 shirts, you would multiply 235 by $7.50 and get $1762.50.

 

If your school actually purchased the shirts and you are wondering why they didn't buy more, remember that shirt companies often charge set up fees, screening fees, and delivery fees.  However, they often reduce the price per shirt if you buy larger quantities, like 144 (one gross).

MK

Answer 2

Hello, thank you for taking the time to post your question!

You can use the given values to find a cost per T-shirt, then once you have that you want to multiply by the total number of T-shirts that were purchased. On this one that becomes

$1012.50 / 135 = $7.50 per shirt

Then $7.50 per shirt x 235 shirts = $1762.50

Meaning that the cost for 235 T-shirts is $1762.50.

I hope that helps you get moving in a better direction on this type of question! Feel free to reach out if you have any additional questions beyond that :)