SOLUTION: a ball team bought 10 uniforms. each shirt cost $3 more than each pair of pants. the total bill for uniforms was $400.00. how much did each pair of pants cost? how much did each sh

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Question 1177133: a ball team bought 10 uniforms. each shirt cost $3 more than each pair of pants. the total bill for uniforms was $400.00. how much did each pair of pants cost? how much did each shirt cost?
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a ball team bought 10 uniforms. each shirt cost $3 more than each pair of pants. the total bill for uniforms was $400.00. how much did each pair of pants cost? how much did each shirt cost?
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Bill for each = 400/10 = $40.
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P + S = $40
S = P + 3
etc

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