document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=250851>Question 250851</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Shopping at Savers Mart, Lisa buys her children four shirts and three pairs of pants for $85.50. She returns that day and buys three shirts and five pairs of pants for $115.00. What is the price of each shirt and each pair of pants? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #184106 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=184106\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 4s+3p=85.50 multiply this equation by 3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3s+5p=115.00 multiply this equation by -4 & add them.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12s+9p=256.50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-12s-20p=-460<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-11p=-203.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p=-203.50/-11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p=$18.50 is the price of each pair of pants.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4s+3*18.50=85.50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4s+55.50=85.50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4s=85.50-55.50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4s=30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s=30/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s=$7.50 is the price of each shirt.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Proof:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3*7.50+5*18.50=115.00<BR>\n" );
document.write( "22.50+92.50=115.00<BR>\n" );
document.write( "115.00=115.00 </SPAN>\n" );
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