document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1109749>Question 1109749</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> At a thrift store, each shirt costs $4, each pair of pants costs $7, and there is no sales tax on clothing purchases. Jason bought some shirts and some pairs of pants at the thrift store and paid exactly $41. How many shirts and how many pairs of pants did Jason buy at the thrift store?<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 #724693 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=724693\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+a+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+a+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = number of shirts bought<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+b+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+b+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = number of pairs of pants bought<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There are 2 unknowns but only 1 equation, so I<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "shirts - - - - - - pants - - - - - - total cost<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0 - - - - - - - -  6 - - - - - - - - 42<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 - - - - - - - - 5 - - - - - - - - - 39<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 - - - - - - - - 5 - - - - - - - - - 43<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3 - - - - - - - - 4 - -- - - - - - - 40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 - - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - - - 41<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "He bought 5 shirts and 3 pairs of pants\r<BR>\n" );
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