SOLUTION: Two Coats and four dresses cost $420. If each dress cost $50, how much do the coats cost each. Formulate an Equation.

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Question 663974: Two Coats and four dresses cost $420. If each dress cost $50, how much do the coats cost each. Formulate an Equation.
Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, solver91311:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let c = cost per coat

"Two Coats and four dresses cost $420" and "each dress cost $50" means that

2c + 4*50 = 420

2c + 200 = 420

2c = 420 - 200

2c = 220

c = 220/2

c = 110

So each coat costs $110

Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let represent the cost of a coat.



Solve for

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