SOLUTION: Jose bought a shirt and a sweater for a total of $74. The price on the sweater was $8 more than twice the price of the shirt. What was the price of the shirt? Sweater?
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Question 821935: Jose bought a shirt and a sweater for a total of $74. The price on the sweater was $8 more than twice the price of the shirt. What was the price of the shirt? Sweater? Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) (Show Source):
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x + y = 74
x = 2y + 8
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put the system of linear equations into standard form
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x + y = 74
x - 2y = 8
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answer:
x= sweater = $52
y= shirt = $22
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