document.write( "Question 657406: **THIS IS AN EDITED QUESTION, I REALIZED I LEFT OUT A FRACTION IN THE PROBLEM** \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Mrs.Suarez bought 3 pairs of jeans and 5 shirts for $441. If each pair of jeans cost 2/3 as much as each shirt,
\n" ); document.write( "What was the price of each pair of jeans?
\n" ); document.write( "What was the price of each shirt?
\n" ); document.write( "I am not sure about the formula I've put together for this question;\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x=36.75
\n" ); document.write( "And I've gathered if that is the price of a shirt, then the price of a pair of jeans must be $24.50.
\n" ); document.write( "But when I plugged in those two values to the original equation, it didnt check out.
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document.write( "Hi,
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document.write( "each pair of jeans cost 2/3 as much as each shirt 
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document.write( "shirt cost:  x
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document.write( "jean cost: 
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document.write( "Question states***bought 3 pairs of jeans and 5 shirts for $441
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document.write( "       7x = $441
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document.write( "        x = $63, shirt cost.  Jean cost is $42
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document.write( "and...
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