David Shepherd and Travis Price
“David Shepherd, Travis Price and their teenage friends organized a high-school protest to wear pink in sympathy with a Grade 9 boy who was being bullied [for wearing a pink shirt]…[They] took a stand against bullying when they protested against the harassment of a new Grade 9 student by distributing pink T-shirts to all the boys in their school. ‘I learned that two people can come up with an idea, run with it, and it can do wonders,’ says Mr. Price, 17, who organized the pink protest. ‘Finally, someone stood up for a weaker kid.’ So Mr. Shepherd and some other headed off to a discount store and bought 50 pink tank tops. They sent out message to schoolmates that night, and the next morning they hauled the shirts to school in a plastic bag. As they stood in the foyer handing out the shirts, the bullied boy walked in. His face spoke volumes. ‘It looked like a huge weight was lifted off his shoulders,’ Mr. Price recalled. The bullies were never heard from again.”
— Globe & Mail
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An article titled "Pink or Blue," published in the trade journal The Infants' Department in 1918, said that the generally accepted rule is pink for boys and blue for girls. "The reason is that pink being a decided and stronger color is more suitable for the boy," it said.
T-shirt Designs
Using some of the slogans below, design your own logo for Pink Shirt Day...
Questions:
1.Room 1 has decided to purchase pink t-shirt for Pink Shirt Day. If the T-shirts cost $2.00, how much will it cost to purchase enough for each student? How many bags will need to be collected for the Diabetes Society to earn this money?

2.The class has decided to use the funds earned from the sale of the T-shirts to give as a donation to a charity that deals with bullying such as an abuse shelter. If the students wish to use the funds to pay for the cost of the shirts and as a profit for this purpose, how much will the class be earn for the charity if the T-shirts are sold for $5.00?