SOLUTION: Roger spent $22 on a baseball mitt and softball. If the mitt cost $2 less than 5 times the cost of the softball, find the cost of each.
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Question 552782: Roger spent $22 on a baseball mitt and softball. If the mitt cost $2 less than 5 times the cost of the softball, find the cost of each.
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
softball cost ----------x
mitt-------------------5x-2
x+5x-2=22
6x-2=22
+2
6x=22+2
6x=24
/6
x=4
$4 cost of soft ball
Mitt cost is the balance = $18
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