Question

You have found a store that is unique. All the shirts sell for a set price and all the pants are also priced the same in the entire store! You have purchased 3 shirts and 2 pants for $104.81 and your friend has purchased 2 shirts and one pant for $61.33. Set up and solve a system of linear equations. How much is one shirt?

Answer 1

17.85$

Explanation:

Let x be 1 shirt price

Let y be 1 pant price

we have the following equation

3x+2y = 104.81$ (1)

2x+y = 61.33$ => multiply two sides by 2 => 4x + 2y = 122.66 (2)

=> (2) - (1) => x = 17.85$

So one shirt is 17.85$