SOLUTION: Applications of Systems of Equations Pam spent $131 on clothes. Pants cost $28 and shirts cost $15. If she bought a total of 7 items, how many of each item did she buy?

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Question 740443: Applications of Systems of Equations
Pam spent $131 on clothes. Pants cost $28 and shirts cost $15. If she bought a total of 7 items, how many of each item did she buy?

Answer by lynnlo(4176) About Me  (Show Source):
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TOTAL AMOUNT SPENT==============================$131.00
PANTS=================================$28.00
SHIRTS=========================$15.00
PANTS(2)X$28.00============$56.00
SHIRTS(5)X$15.00========$75.00
$56.00+$75.00===$131.00