Question

Tamara bought three skirts at one price and 2 skirts priced $3 below the others. The total cost was $118.95. Find

the price of the skirts.

Answer 1

The three skirts each cost $24.99

The two skirts priced $3 below the others cost $21.99

Explanation:

Let
`a` represent the amount of money the "three skirts at one price" costs.

Let
`b` represent the amount of money the "2 skirts priced $3 below the others" costs.

From there, we can form the system of equations and solve:

`3a+2b=118.95\\a-3=b\\\\3a+2(a-3)=118.95\\3a+2a-6=118.95\\5a-6=118.95\\5a=124.95\\a=24.99\\\\a-3=b\\24.99-3=b\\21.99=b\\b=21.99`