document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=150764>Question 150764</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Ernest spent a total of $64 for a pair of jeans and a shirt. The jeans cost $6 more than the shirt. What was the cost of the jeans? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "j=price of jeans\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "s+j=64------------------------------Ernest spent a total of $64 for a pair of jeans and a shirt. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "j=s+6-------------------------------The jeans cost $6 more than the shirt.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Plug in s+6 for j in the first equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s+j=64<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "s+s+6=64\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Combine like terms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2s+6=64\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract 6 from both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2s=58\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both sides by 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s=29\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "s=price of shirt<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s+6=price of jeans\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "shirt=$29<BR>\n" );
document.write( "*jeans=$35* </SPAN>\n" );
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