SOLUTION: A customer went to the store and bought 1 pair of shorts and 4 t-shirts. the cost of the shorts was $12.75. the total bill was $36.75. how would you write an equation to find the p

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Question 3194: A customer went to the store and bought 1 pair of shorts and 4 t-shirts. the cost of the shorts was $12.75. the total bill was $36.75. how would you write an equation to find the price of the shirts?
Answer by courtneycheyenne(7)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
12.75
36.75-12.75=x
x/4
x= 24.00
24.00/4= 6
the shirts cost $6.00 each

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