SOLUTION: Prior to a sale, 17 t-shirts sold at �8 each. The summer sale began and a further 85 t-shirts were sold at a reduced price. The average amount paid for each tee shirt over th

SOLUTION: Prior to a sale, 17 t-shirts sold at �8 each. The summer sale began and a further 85 t-shirts were sold at a reduced price. The average amount paid for each tee shirt over th

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Question 988861: Prior to a sale, 17 t-shirts sold at �8 each.
The summer sale began and a further 85 t-shirts were sold at a reduced price.
The average amount paid for each tee shirt over the whole time was �6.
What was the sale price?

Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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S=sale price
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(�8)(17)+85S=(85+17)(�6)
�136+85S=102(�6)
�136+85S=�612
85S=�476
S=�5.60
ANSWER: The sale price was �5.60.
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