A club decides to sell t-shirts for $12 as a fundraiser. it costs $20 plus $8 per t-shirt to make the t-shirts. write and solve an equation to find how many t-shirts the club needs to sell in order to make a profit of at least $100.

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Brent Morse

22 September, 19:29

A club decides to sell t-shirts for $12 as a fundraiser. it costs $20 plus $8 per t-shirt to make the t-shirts. write and solve an equation to find how many t-shirts the club needs to sell in order to make a profit of at least $100.

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Aleena Spencer · Answer 1

12x = money made

20+8x = cost

where x is the number of t-shirts made

selling for $12 ea

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Amount made - cost = profit

12x - (20+8x) = 100

12x - 20 - 8x = 100

4x = 100 + 20

4x = 120

x = 30 shirts

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