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20 May, 06:04

Les brought 6 pair of shorts for s dollars each and a blazer that cost three times as much as a pair of shorts. He spent a total of $139.50. How much did the blazer cost?

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  1. 20 May, 06:28
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    The 6 pairs of shorts would cost (s being the cost of the pair of shorts)

    6*s

    and the blazer would cost 3*s

    and together they were 9s, which is 139.50

    so each S is 139.50/9=15.5

    and the Blazer was 3*s, so 3*15.5=46.5

    which is the answer!
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