SOLUTION: Together, a neckless and a bracelet cost $192. find the price of each if the neckless costs 3 times as much as the bracelet.

SOLUTION: Together, a neckless and a bracelet cost $192. find the price of each if the neckless costs 3 times as much as the bracelet.

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Question 103324: Together, a neckless and a bracelet cost $192. find the price of each if the neckless costs 3 times as much as the bracelet.
Answer by HyperBrain(694) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x=the cost of the bracelet
y=the cost of the necklace
(1)
(2)
Substituting (2) to (1),

____
______
Solving for y,

Therefore, the necklace costs $144 while the bracelet costs $48.

Hope this helps________HyperBrain
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