1. The football coach spent a total of [tex]$890
including $[/tex]50 in tax for 35 shirts for the team.
Each shirt cost the same amount. What was the
price of one shirt before tax was added?
Write An Expression using the word problem
above...
Then solve the problem.



Answer :

Sure, let's break it down step-by-step.

### Step-by-Step Solution:

1. Identify the total cost including tax:
The total cost for the shirts including tax is [tex]$890. 2. Identify the amount spent on tax: The total tax amount included in the $[/tex]890 is [tex]$50. 3. Determine the number of shirts purchased: The number of shirts bought is 35. 4. Calculate the total cost without tax: We subtract the tax amount from the total cost to find out how much was spent on the shirts themselves, excluding tax. \[ \text{Total cost without tax} = \text{Total cost} - \text{Tax} = 890 - 50 = 840 \] 5. Determine the price per shirt before tax: To find the cost of one shirt before tax was added, we divide the total cost without tax by the number of shirts. \[ \text{Price per shirt before tax} = \frac{\text{Total cost without tax}}{\text{Number of shirts}} = \frac{840}{35} = 24.0 \] ### Expression: To express the problem mathematically: \[ \text{Price per shirt before tax} = \frac{\text{Total cost} - \text{Tax}}{\text{Number of shirts}} \] ### Solution: Inserting the given values into the expression: \[ \text{Price per shirt before tax} = \frac{890 - 50}{35} = \frac{840}{35} = 24.0 \] So, the price of one shirt before tax was added is $[/tex]24.00.

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