Algerbra. com The ninth graders at a high school are raising money by selling T-shirts and baseball caps. The number of T-shirts sold was three times the number of caps. The profit they received for each T-shirt sold was $5.00, and the profit on each cap was $2.50. If the students made a total profit of $210, how many T-shirts and how many caps were sold?

T-shirts and Baseball Caps

Step-by-step explanation:

GIVEN: The ninth graders at a high school are raising money by selling T-shirts and baseball caps. The number of T-shirts sold was three times the number of caps. The profit they received for each T-shirt sold was , and the profit on each cap was .

TO FIND: If the students made a total profit of , how many T-shirts and how many caps were sold.

SOLUTION:

Let the total number of T-shirts sold are

Let the total number of Baseball Caps sold are

Profit received on each T-shirt

Profit received on each Baseball Caps

Total profit received on T-shirts

Total profit received on Baseball Caps

Also,

The number of T-shirts sold was three times the number of caps.

putting in equation,

Hence total t-shirts and baseball Caps were sold.