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5 November, 17:02

In a discount clothing store, all sweaters are sold at one fixed price and all shirts are sold at another fixed price. If one sweater and four shirts cost $45 , while four sweaters and five shirts cost $92 , find the price of one sweater and the price of one shirt.

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  1. 5 November, 17:25
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    Say SH is the shirt cost and SW is the sweater cost:

    SW + 3SH = 42

    3SW+2SH = 56

    Solve the first for SW:

    SW = 42-3SH

    Plug that into the second:

    3 (42-3SH) + 2SH = 56

    Simplify:

    126 - 9SH + 2SH = 56

    70 = 7SH

    SH = 10

    Plug this back into the SW formula:

    SW = 42 - 3SH = 42 - 3*10 = 12

    Shirts cost $10, sweaters cost $12.
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