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Jane purchased a skirt, sweater and a pair of shoes for $138. The sweater is 9/8 of the cost of the skirt. The shoes cost $13 more than the skirt? How much is the cost per item?
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Let price of the skirt be S
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document.write( "Then cost of sweater is: , or 
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document.write( "Cost of shoes: S + 13
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document.write( "We then get: 
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document.write( "16S + 9S = 1,000 ------- Multiplying by LCD, 8
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document.write( "25S = 1,000
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document.write( "S, or cost of skirt =  = 
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document.write( "Cost of sweater:  = 
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document.write( "Cost of shoes: 40 + 13 =  \n" );
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