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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?

User Inkyung
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Answer:

Explanation:

Given this information, we can set up an equation


11x + 9y = 82, 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


11 (5) + 9y = 82 Now, we have to find for y.

Step 1. Simplify


55+9y=82

Step 2. Subtract 55 from both sides


55-55+9y=82-55\\9y=27

Step 3. Divide both sides by 9


(9y)/(9)=(27)/(9)\\y=3

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

User Syncere
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its 3 shorts

Explanation:

11×5= 55 82-55= 27 27÷9= 3

User Davin Studer
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