SOLUTION: John buys a pair of trousers and a shirt for R68. If the pair of trousers cost three times as much as the the shirt, what was the price of each?
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Question 883368: John buys a pair of trousers and a shirt for R68. If the pair of trousers cost three times as much as the the shirt, what was the price of each?
Answer by JulietG(1812) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
T + S = 68
T = 3S
Substitute the known value of T from the second equation into the first.
(3S) + S = 68
4S = 68
Divide each side by 4
S = 17
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If the shirt costs R17, then the trousers cost 3*R17, or R51.
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