Aiden has $200 with which to purchase hats and t-shirts that are to be sold at his class' next fundraiser. Each hat costs the same amount of money, and each t-shirt costs the same amount of money. If Aiden spends all his money entirely on hats, he will get 40 hats. If Aiden purchases only t-shirts, he will get 80t-shirts. Which of the following best models the relationship between the number of hats, h, and the number of t-shirts, t, that Aiden could purchase with this money?Choose 1 answer:(A) 40h+80t=400(B) 80h+40t=200(C) 5h+2.5t=200(D) 2.5h+5t=200
Q. Aiden has $200 with which to purchase hats and t-shirts that are to be sold at his class' next fundraiser. Each hat costs the same amount of money, and each t-shirt costs the same amount of money. If Aiden spends all his money entirely on hats, he will get 40 hats. If Aiden purchases only t-shirts, he will get 80t-shirts. Which of the following best models the relationship between the number of hats, h, and the number of t-shirts, t, that Aiden could purchase with this money?Choose 1 answer:(A) 40h+80t=400(B) 80h+40t=200(C) 5h+2.5t=200(D) 2.5h+5t=200
Determine cost of one hat: Let's first determine the cost of one hat. If Aiden can buy 40 hats with $200, then the cost of one hat is $200 divided by 40 hats.Calculation: $200/40 hats = $5 per hat
Determine cost of one t-shirt: Now, let's determine the cost of one t-shirt. If Aiden can buy 80 t-shirts with $200, then the cost of one t-shirt is $200 divided by 80 t-shirts.Calculation: $200/80 t-shirts = $2.50 per t-shirt
Express relationship between hats and t-shirts: We need to express the relationship between the number of hats h and t-shirts t that Aiden can buy with $200. Since each hat costs $5 and each t-shirt costs $2.50, the total cost when Aiden buys h hats and t t-shirts would be 5h+2.5t.
Model the equation: The total amount Aiden can spend is $200, so the equation that models the relationship between the number of hats h and t-shirts t is 5h+2.5t=200.
Match equation with choices: Now, let's match our equation with the given choices. The correct equation is 5h+2.5t=200, which corresponds to choice (C).
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