SOLUTION: a jacket costs 4 times as much as a pair of shorts.together they are 75$.how much does each iteam cost?
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Question 936119: a jacket costs 4 times as much as a pair of shorts.together they are 75$.how much does each iteam cost?
Answer by algebrahouse.com(1659) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x = price of pants
4x = price of jacket {a jacket costs four times the pants}
x + 4x = 75 {together they cost $75}
5x = 75 {combined like terms}
x = 15 {divided each side by 5}
4x = 60 {substituted 15, in for x, into 4x}
pants cost $15
jacket costs $60
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