You and a friend sell hats at a fair booth. You sell 16 hats on the first shift and 21 hats on the third shift. Your friend sells z hats on the second shift. a. Write an expression for the number of hats sold.
expression: 37+ x
b. The expression 37(14) + 10x represents the amount that you both earned. How can you tell that your friend was selling the hats for a discounted
price?
10
total number of hats you sold
✓ . 14 represents the
price per hat you charged
In the expression 37(14) + 10%, 37 represents the
represents the price per hat your friend charged and represents the number of hats sold by your friend. Because
$14 is greater than $10 ✓ your friend was selling the hats at a discounted price.
c. You earned more money than your friend. What can you say about the value of x?
I is less than or equal to