SOLUTION: Jan wants to buy 3 yards of fabric at $3.58 per yard for a blouse. She also wants to buy 2 yards of a diferent fabric for a skirt. If the most Jan can spend is $20, what is the max

Question 28803: Jan wants to buy 3 yards of fabric at $3.58 per yard for a blouse. She also wants to buy 2 yards of a diferent fabric for a skirt. If the most Jan can spend is $20, what is the maximum price per yard she can pay for skirt fabric?
Answer by Lal(16) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x = the price per yard she can pay for skirt fabric

3(3.58) + 2x = 20
10.74 + 2x = 20
2x = 9.26
x = 4.63

She can pay $4.63 per yard for the skirt fabric.
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