Mighty T-shirts: $49 flat fee + $1for each t-shirt
No Shrink T-shirts: $4.50 per t-shirt (no flat fee)
1) What company should we buy t-shirts from?
2) Write an equation for each company.
3) What is the general way to write a linear equation? What are the essential parts of any linear equation?
Ali's strategy
Luke's Strategy
Mighty T-shirts: $49 + 1 x T = C
No Shrink: $4.50 x T = C
Essential parts of a linear relationship (in any equation)
- constant rate of change
- x - independent variable
- y - dependent variable
- starting point/flat fee
