Question

Shawna went shopping at the thrift store yesterday and came home with 12 items and she only spent $31.50. She only got shirts and pants. If each shirt cost $2 and each pair of pants cost $3.50, which system of equations would represent this situation?

Answer 1

Assuming pants=x and shirts=y

2y+3.50x=31.50 and 2y= 31.50-3.50x

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