SOLUTION: Kendra pays $132 for shoes and clothes. The clothes $54 more than the shoes. How much do the shoes cost?

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Question 334573: Kendra pays $132 for shoes and clothes. The clothes $54 more than the shoes. How much do the shoes cost?
Answer by rfer(16322)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x+x+54=132
2x=78
x=$39

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