Alvin is buying hats and shirts. Hats cost $8 each and shirts cost $12 each. He buys a total of 22 items. Let z be the number of shirts that he buys. (a) Give and algebraic expression for the number of hats Alvin buys in terms of the number of shirts. (b) Give and algebraic expression for the total cost of the shirts that Alvin buys.

Alvin is buying hats and shirts. Hats cost $8 each and shirts cost $12 each. He buys a total of 22 items. Let z be the number of shirts that he buys. (a) Give and algebraic expression for the number of hats Alvin buys in terms of the number of shirts. (b) Give and algebraic expression for the total cost of the shirts that Alvin buys.

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Chapter2: The Language Of Algebra

Section2.2: Evaluate, Simplify, And Translate Expressions

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