SOLUTION: Erin and Dan went shopping at their local store. Erin bought shirts that cost $12 each and spent $18 on accessories. Dan bought the same number of shirts as Erin for $16 each and s

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Question 1146133: Erin and Dan went shopping at their local store. Erin bought shirts that cost $12 each and spent $18 on accessories. Dan bought the same number of shirts as Erin for $16 each and spent $10 on accessories.
If Erin and Dan were billed the same amount by the store, how many shirts did each of them buy?

Answer by josgarithmetic(39618)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Person             COST                x, number of shirts

ERIN                12x+18

DAN                 16x+10

Equally Billed    12x+18=16x+10

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