Question
During a sale at a store, you buy 3 sweatshirts and two pairs of sweatpants for 85.50. Later you buy 3 more sweatshirts and 4 more pairs of sweatpants for 123.00. WHat is the sale price of each sweatshirt and each pair of sweatpants? How did you get the answer what formula
Answers
Steve
no formula -- just write down the facts:
If pants cost p and shirts cost s, then
3s+2p = 85.50
3s+4p = 123.00
You can now solve for s and p.
If pants cost p and shirts cost s, then
3s+2p = 85.50
3s+4p = 123.00
You can now solve for s and p.