Nicholas is buying shirts for his baseball team. He will pay 9.50 for each shirt plus a one-time fee of 22.50 for the design.

Question

Which equation can be used to find y, the total cost to buy x, shirts
A. y= 9.50x + 22.50
B. y= 22.50x + 9.50
C. y= 9.50x - 22.50
D. y= 22.50x - 9.50

Answer 1

To find the total cost \( y \) for buying \( x \) shirts, we know that Nicholas has a cost of \( 9.50 \) for each shirt and a one-time fee of \( 22.50 \) for the design.

The equation can be represented as follows:

The cost for the shirts is \( 9.50 \) multiplied by the number of shirts \( x \), and the one-time design fee is added to that cost.

So the correct equation is:

\[ y = 9.50x + 22.50 \]

Thus, the correct answer is A. \( y = 9.50x + 22.50 \).