SOLUTION: A store sells tents, sleeping bags, and camp stools. A customer buys a tent, 3 sleeping bags, and 5 camp stools for $213. The price of the tent is 7 times the cost of a camp stool.

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Question 986166: A store sells tents, sleeping bags, and camp stools. A customer buys a tent, 3 sleeping bags, and 5 camp stools for $213. The price of the tent is 7 times the cost of a camp stool. The cost of a sleeping bag is $26 more than the cost of a camp stool. Find the cost of each item.
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Let represent the price of a camp stool. Then is the price of a tent, and is the price of a sleeping bag.



Solve for , then calculate and

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