Question

Makeeya only has $\$25$ to spend on a custom T-shirt. It costs $\$10$ for a plain T-shirt, and there is a charge of $\$1.50$ for each square inch of design added to the T-shirt.

Which solution represents the number of square inches of design, $x$ , Makeeya can put on her T-shirt?

Answer 1

The total cost of the T-shirt with the design is $25-\$10=\$15$.

Since there is a charge of $1.50 per square inch of design, the cost of the design will be $1.50x$.

Setting up an equation, we have:

$15=1.50x$

Dividing both sides by $1.50$, we get:

$x=10$

Therefore, Makeeya can put up to $10$ square inches of design on her T-shirt.