The cost to get team jerseys for the WBHS Math Team is a $50 printing fee plus an additional $12 per jersey.

Question

Write an equation for y, the total cost of the jerseys, in terms of x, the number of jerseys made.

How much money would the total cost be if there were 20 members of the math team? Show the work.

If all 20 members decide to pay the same amount for the jerseys, how much would each member have to pay in order to cover the total cost.

Answer 1

Hi James, if y is the total cost of the jerseys and x represent the number jerseys made, the equation would be:

y = 50 + (12 * x)

 

Simplified:

 

y = 50 + 12x

 

To find out the cost for 20 jerseys, substitute for x in the equation.

 

Once you know the total cost, to find out the cost for each team member, divide the total cost by the number of team members.

 

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