SOLUTION: Holy brought several shirts and pants from H&M. The number of shirts bought was 2 more than the number of pants she bought. Shirts cost $12 each, and pants cost $20 each. The total

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Question 938819: Holy brought several shirts and pants from H&M. The number of shirts bought was 2 more than the number of pants she bought. Shirts cost $12 each, and pants cost $20 each. The total cost of all the clothes was $98. How many shirts and pants did Holy buy? ( create let statements and two equations to solve for each variable)
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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x the number of pants. Shirts x%2B2
12(x+2) + 20x = 98
32x = 74 check numbers submitted on Post