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At a different store, a dressmaker spent $16.45 on 2.5 yards of silk and cotton. Write the system of equations that represents this situation. You do not have to solve it, just write the equations.

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The solution of system of equations is x=1.5 and y=2.75. It means, the yards of silk are 1.5 and yards of cotton are 2.75.

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