SOLUTION: total cost of a shirt and a pair of pants was $92.08. If the price of the shirt was $7.26 less than the pair of pants, what was the price of the shirt? Express your answer as a
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Question 1013956: total cost of a shirt and a pair of pants was $92.08. If the price of the shirt was $7.26 less than the pair of pants, what was the price of the shirt? Express your answer as a simplified fraction or a decimal rounded to two places.
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S=price of shirt; P=price of pants=S+$7.26
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S+P=$92.08
S+(S+$7.26)=$92.08
2S=$84.82
S=$42.41
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ANSWER: The price of the shirt is $42.41.
