SOLUTION: Someone spilled ink on a bill for 36 sweatshirts. If only the first and last digits were covered and the other three digits were in order, 8,3,9 as in ?83.9?, how much did ea

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Question 1025034: Someone spilled ink on a bill for 36 sweatshirts.
If only the first and last digits were covered and
the other three digits were in order, 8,3,9 as in
?83.9?, how much did each cost?
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20056)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Two possibilities

The bill was $183.96 and each sweatshirt cost $5.11
The bill was $583.92 and each sweatshirt cost $16.22

Edwin
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