Question

You pay a total of $101 for five T-shirts and two pairs of gym shorts. Each pair of gym shorts cost $5 more than each T-shirt. How much does each item cost?

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Answer 1

the shirts are 13$ and the shorts are 18$

Explanation:

13+13+13+13+13+18+18 =101 and 101-10=91, 91/7=13, 13+5=18

Answer 2

A Tshirt costs $15.86, and a pair of shorts cost 10.85.

Equations: $101=5t+2s and s+$5=T

Explanation:

$101=5t+2s

s+$5=T

$101=5(s+$5)+2s

$101=5s+$25+2s

$101=7s+$25

7s=$76

s=$10.85

T=$10.86+$5

T=$15.86

Check:

$101=5(15.86)+2(10.85)

101=79.3+21.7

101=101

True.