Larry has two choices for getting t-shirts screen printed.

Question

· Company A charges $50 to set up the artwork.

· Company B charges $30 to set up the artwork.

· Company A charges $2.50 per shirt.

· Company B charges $3.50 per shirt.



How many shirts would need to be printed for Company A’s total cost to be equivalent to Company B’s total cost?

Answer 1

let number of t-shirts be t
3.5t + 30 = 2.5t + 50

solve for t

Answer 2

20