On Earth Day, in the village square, Emily had 30 tie-dyed t-shirts to sell (at 3 for $25.00). Liz had 30 slightly fancier t-shirts (at 2 for $25.00). Emily was sick at the last minute and asked Liz to sell her shirts for her. Liz found the difference in price hard to keep track of and decided to combine everything, and sell all the shirts, with the price set at 5 for $50.00.
Everything sold out, and Liz dropped off Emily's $250. To her surprise, instead of the $375 she expected would be left for herself, she had only $350.
What happened to the other $25.00?
Solution
Under Liz's system, Emily's shirts brought in $50 more, but Liz's brought in $75 less. See the figure!
