SOLUTION: You purchased t-shirts and sweatshirts for your team at your school. T-shirts cost $12 each, and sweatshirts cost $20 each. You ordered 6 more T-shirts than sweatshirts. The total

Question 802068: You purchased t-shirts and sweatshirts for your team at your school. T-shirts cost $12 each, and sweatshirts cost $20 each. You ordered 6 more T-shirts than sweatshirts. The total cost is $296.
Write a system of linear equations that represents the problem.

Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You purchased t-shirts and sweatshirts for your team at your school. T-shirts cost $12 each, and sweatshirts cost $20 each. You ordered 6 more T-shirts than sweatshirts. The total cost is $296.
Write a system of linear equations that represents the problem.
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Quantity Equation:: t = s + 6 items
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Value Equation::: 12t + 20s = 296 dollars
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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