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A group of friends are at a baseball game and are purchasing souvenirs. Dustin purchased 5 t-shirts and 1 baseball cap, spending a total of $119. His Mandy purchased 1 t-shirt and 1 baseball cap, which cost her a total of $43. Assuming that all of the t-shirts and all of the caps are the same price, what is the price of each?

Shirts are $____apiece and caps are $___apiece.
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Answer:

Shirt-$19

Cap-$24

Explanation:

5s+1c=119

1s+1c=43

1c=43-1s

substitute:

5s+(43-1s)=119

5s+43-1s=119

4s=119-43

4s=76

1s=19

substitute:

1c=43-(19)

1c=24

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