<PRE><B>Question 863660</B>
Stan spent $167 on shirts. The button shirts cost $27 each, and the t-shirts cost $8 each. He bought a total of 9 shirts. How many of each did he buy?
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Quantity Equation: b + t = 9
Value Equation::  27b+8t = 167
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Modify for elimination:
8b + 8t = 72
27b + 8t = 167
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19b = 95
b = 5 (# of button shirts)
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Solve for &quot;t&quot;:
b + t = 9
5 + t = 9
t = 4 (# of t-shirts
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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