Question

Shahril bought a CD, 2 T-shirts and a pair of jeans for $133. Each

T-shirt cost $13 more than the CD. The pair of jeans cost $30 more
than each T-shirt. Find the cost of the CD.

Answer 1

Explanation:

Let the price of CD, tshirt and jeans be x,y and z respectively.

given:

x+2y+2z=133......(i)

y=x+13.......(ii)

2z=y+30....(iii)

in eqn (iii) ,

2z=y+30

or, 2z=x+13+30

or, z=(x+43)/2....(iv)

now in eqn (i),

x+2y+2z=133

or, x+2(x+13)+2((x+43)/2) =133

or, x+2x+26+x+43=133

or, 4x=133-69

or, x= 64/4

•°• x=$16