Mpohlo bought nine shirts at a total cost of R2 520,00. The large shirts costs R300,00 each and the small
shirts costs R240,00 each. Choose the correct statement.
[1] He bought twice as many small shirts as large shirts
[2] He bought three large shirts
[3] He paid R720 in total for the small shirts
[4] He paid double the amount for the large shirts as the amount that he paid for the small shirts
Let x - amount of small shirts, then amount of large shirts is 9 - x
Amount of small shirts is 3, amount of large shirts is 9 - 3 = 6.
The correct statement is 3, that total cost of small shirts is
Answer: [3] He paid R720 in total for the small shirts.
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