document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=883368>Question 883368</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> John buys a pair of trousers and a shirt for R68. If the pair of trousers cost three times as much as the the shirt, what was the price of each?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #533573 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JulietG><B>JulietG(1812)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JulietG><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=JulietG><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=533573\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> T + S = 68<BR>\n" );
document.write( "T = 3S<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substitute the known value of T from the second equation into the first.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3S) + S = 68<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4S = 68<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide each side by 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "S = 17<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If the shirt costs R17, then the trousers cost 3*R17, or R51. </SPAN>\n" );
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