A vendor buys 10 t-shirts at an average price of $14 per t-shirt. He then buys 15 more t-shirts at an average price of $11 per t-shirt. What is the average price B per t-shirt that the vendor paid for these purchases?
Pick one:
A) $ 12.20
B) $ 12.50
C) $ 12.55
D) $ 12.70
E) $ 13.00

Rationale: correct answer : a explanation : the relevant formula for this problem is average b = ( sum ) / ( number of terms ) . another way to look at the formula is sum = average x number of terms . for the first purchase , the vendor ' s sum ( total cost ) was $ 140 , since 14 x 10 = 140 . for the second purchase , the vendor ' s cost was $ 165 , since 11 x 15 = 165 . the grand sum is then $ 140 + $ 165 , which equals $ 305 . the total number of shirts purchased was 25 , so to get the average price per shirt , we divide 305 by 25 , which equals $ 12.20 . as a result , the correct answer is a . note : a relative understanding of weighted average offers a shortcut to this problem . because the true average of 11 and 14 is 12.5 , but the vendor sells more shirts at the lower price than at the higher price , the weighted average must be less than $ 12.50 ; only answer choice a is a possibility .
Answer: A