IBHardAlgebra7–9

How Many Printed Shirts Fit the Budget

Quantas T-shirts Impressas Cabem no Orçamento

A school orders printed shirts for a trip. The printer charges a setup fee of $45$ euros plus $6.50$ euros for each shirt, and the budget is $300$ euros. Form an inequality for the number of shirts $n$ and find the largest number the school can order. There are $40$ students going on the trip: what does the school still need?

The setup fee is paid once whatever the order size, so it is not part of the per-shirt term. After solving, ask what kind of number $n$ has to be — the algebra will not answer that for you.

Solution

Step 1 of 10

1.Cost of $n$ shirts: