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Shirts-2-Go sells t-shirts for a base price of $12 per shirt plus a fixed fee of $3 shipping and handling for the whole order. Shirts PLUS sells t-shirts for a base price of $8 per shirt plus a fixed fee of $23 shipping and handling for the whole order. Let x represent the number of shirts ordered and let y represent the total cost of the order.

y = 12x + 3

y = 8x + 23

How many shirts would you have to purchase for the total cost to be the same at both companies?

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Answer:

5 shirts

Step-by-step explanation:

Y=12x+3 equation 1

y=8x+23 equation 2

12x+3=8x+23 substituting y value will cause equations to equal

4x=20

x=5 shirts

check answer

y=12x+3

y=12(5)+3

y=60+3

y=63

y=8x+23

y=8(5)+23

y=40+23

y=63

Answer:

5 Shirts

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