SOLUTION: The total cost of a shirt and a sweater is $80.34. If the price of the shirt was $7.43 less than the sweater, what was the price of the shirt?

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Question 506704: The total cost of a shirt and a sweater is $80.34. If the price of the shirt was $7.43 less than the sweater, what was the price of the shirt?
Answer by jennywecas(28) About Me  (Show Source):
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h=shirt
w=sweater
h+w=80.34
h=w-7.43
2w-7.43=80.34
2w=87.77
w=43.49
43.49-7.43=36.46
the shirst cost $36.46