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Vicky paid $350 for 3 dresses and 4 blouses. Each dress cost as much 3/4 as a blouse. What was the cost of each dress?​

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Answer:

Let's call the cost of a blouse "b" (in dollars). Then, according to the problem, the cost of a dress is 3/4 of the cost of a blouse, or (3/4)b.

We know that Vicky paid $350 for 3 dresses and 4 blouses, so we can set up the equation:

3(3/4)b + 4b = 350

Simplifying this equation, we get:

9/4 b + 4b = 350

Combining like terms, we get:

17/4 b = 350

To solve for b, we can multiply both sides by 4/17:

b = 350 × 4/17 = $82.35 (rounded to two decimal places)

Therefore, the cost of a dress is:

(3/4)b = (3/4)($82.35) = $61.76 (rounded to two decimal places)

So each dress cost $61.76.

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