Jiyoung spent $82 at Uniqlo on shirts and shorts. She lost the receipt but knows that the shirts are $11 each, and the shorts were $9 each. If Jiyoung bought 5 shirts, how many shorts did she buy?

Step-by-step explanation:

Given this information, we can set up an equation

, where x is the amount of shirts bought, and y is the amount of shorts bought. Since we know she bough 5 shirts, we can replace x with 5

  Now, we have to find for y.

Step 1. Simplify

Step 2. Subtract 55 from both sides

Step 3. Divide both sides by 9

If y = 3, this means that Jiyoung bought 3 shorts.

a 10 percent increase

16

step-by-step explanation:

2 x 40 = 80

80/5

= 16