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At a department store, 5 pairs of socks cost $27.50 and 3 shirts cost $34.50. How much would it cost to buy 3 pairs of socks and 4 shirts?
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At a department store, 5 pairs of socks cost $27.50 and 3 shirts cost $34.50. How much would it cost to buy 3 pairs of socks and 4 shirts?

User Aonan Zhang
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x = socks
y = shirts

5x = 27.5
x = 5.5

3y = 34.5
y = 11.5

3x + 4y
= 3(5.5) + 4(11.5)
= 16.5 + 46
= $62.50

Your final answer should be $62.50. Hope this helps!
User Ross Drew
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it would be 62.5 dollars



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