Morty's Shirts charges a $50 set up fee to silkscreen blank t - shirts with the schools logo. Each blank shirt costs $3. The bill for the t - shirts and screen printing is $131

Question

The students store wants to sell t - shirts. Morty's Shirts charges a $50 set up fee to silkscreen blank t- shirts with the schools logo. Each blank shirt costs $3. The bill for the t - shirts and screen printing is $131. How many shirts were ordered?

Answer 1

If t is the number of T-shirts ordered then 131=50+3t, 81=3t, t=27 T-shirts.