Question

a neck tie costs t dollars. a jacket costs 5 times as much as the neck tie. a shirt costs $8 more than the neck tie. how much more does the jacket cost than the shirt.

Answer 1

neck tie =$t
jacket =$5t
shirt =$(8+t)

5t-(8+t)
=5t-8-t
=5t-t-8
=4t-8(answer)