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A clothing store is having a sale on shirts and jeans. 4 shirts and 2 pairs of jeans cost $64. 3 shirts and 3 pairs of jeans cost $72. What is the cost of one shirt? What is the cost of one pair of jeans

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Answer:

Shirt:8 ; jsans:16.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let’s shorten these terms: shirt=s ; jean=j.

3s+3j=72

4s+2j=64 => =2j=64-4s => j=(64-4s):2 => j=32-2s

3s+3j=72 => (instead of j we write 32-2s=> 3s+3*(32-2s)=3s+96-6s=72

=> -3s=72-96
-3s=-24

s=24:3

s=8.
=> j=32-2s => j= 32-16 => j=16.

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