document.write( "Question 1158569: An athlete saved $184. She bought a glove, cleats, and a hat. After her purchases, she still had $39.50. The glove cost three-fifths the cost of the cleats, and the hat was one-sixth as much as the glove.\r
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document.write( "What was the cost of each item? How much more did the cleats cost than the hat? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #781533 by Boreal(15235)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! glove is 3x \n" ); document.write( "cleats are 5x \n" ); document.write( "hat is (1/6)*3x=1/2 x \n" ); document.write( "spent was $184-$39.50=$144.50\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "144.50=8.5 x \n" ); document.write( "x=$17 \n" ); document.write( "so hat is $8.50 \n" ); document.write( "gloves are $51 \n" ); document.write( "cleats are $85 \n" ); document.write( "cleats are $76.50 more than the hat. \n" ); document.write( " |