SOLUTION: Francisco R Designs makes T-shirts at $4.25 a shirt but charges a set up fee of $50.00. His competitor Gary Ray Signs charges $6.70 a shirt but has a set up fee of $20.00. If yuo a

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Question 514239: Francisco R Designs makes T-shirts at $4.25 a shirt but charges a set up fee of $50.00. His competitor Gary Ray Signs charges $6.70 a shirt but has a set up fee of $20.00. If yuo are in charge of ordering shirts for your school club, when would it be beneficial to order shirts from Francisco R Designs?
Construct two distinct equations: one for Francisco R Designs and one for Gary Ray Signs.

Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x be the number of shirts
Francisco R, C(f)= 50 + 4.25 x
Gary Ray, C(g)= 20 + 6.70 x
Francisco R < Gary Ray C(r) 20 + 6.70 x < 50 + 4.25 x
20 + 6.70 x < 50 + 4.25 x
20 - 50 < 4.25 x -6.7 x
-30 < -2.45 x
12.24 < x
The quantity should be greater than 13 shirts
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