Asked by zain

you buy 2 shirts and 3 pants for 52 dollars your friend buys 3 shirts and 1 pair of pants for 39.50 what is the cost of each shirt

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Let S be the price of a shirt and P the price of pants.

From the purchases:
2S + 3P = 52
3S + P = 39.50

Solve the second for P: P = 39.50 − 3S. Substitute into the first:
2S + 3(39.50 − 3S) = 52
2S + 118.50 − 9S = 52
−7S = −66.50
S = 66.50 / 7 = 9.50

Each shirt costs $9.50.