Solve each word problem
During a sale at the local department store, you buy three sweatshirts and two pairs of sweatpants for $85.50. Later you return to the same store and buy three more sweatshirts and four more pairs of sweatpants for $123. What is the sale price of each sweatshirt and each pair of sweatpants?
To determine the sale price of given items.
Answer to Problem 2P
The price of sweatshirt is $16 and that of pair of sweatpants is $18.75.
Explanation of Solution
Given information :
Price of three sweatshirts and two pairs of sweatpants is $85.50
Price of three sweatshirts and four pairs of sweatpants is $123
Let the price of sweatshirts be x and price of sweatpants be y .
Hence the equation becomes,
Now we shall subtract both equations we get,
Now put the value of y in any equation we get,
Hence the price of sweatshirt is $16 and that of pair of sweatpants is $18.75.
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