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At a department store a hat and a shirt cost $22. The hat costs $12 less than the shirt. How much does the hat cost at the store? How much does the shirt cost?
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\n" ); document.write( "h + s = 22
\n" ); document.write( "h = s - 12
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\n" ); document.write( "sub for h in the 1st equ
\n" ); document.write( "(s - 12) + s = 22
\n" ); document.write( "2s - 12 = 22
\n" ); document.write( "2s = 34
\n" ); document.write( "s = 17
\n" ); document.write( "h = 5
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