document.write( "Question 804306: A shirt and a pair of pants cost $47.
\n" ); document.write( "the shirt costs $1 less than 1/2 of what the pants cost.
\n" ); document.write( "how much did the shirt cost? \n" ); document.write( "

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shirt=x pants=y
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%2By=47\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=%281%2F2%29y-1\"$
\n" ); document.write( "we want to solve for x
\n" ); document.write( " $\"y=-x%2B47\"$
\n" ); document.write( "plug into $\"x=%281%2F2%29y-1\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=%281%2F2%29%28-x%2B47%29-1\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=%28%28-1%29%2F2%29x%2B23.5-1\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"1%281%2F2%29x=22.5\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=15\"$
\n" ); document.write( "The shirt is $15. \n" ); document.write( "

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