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A sports apparel supplier offers teams the option of purchasing extra apparel for players. A volleyball team purchases 15 jackets and 12 pairs of sweatpants for $348. A basketball team purchases 8 jackets and 8 pairs of sweatpants for $200. Let x represent the price of a jacket and let y represent the price of a pair of sweatpants. Which system of equations can be used to find the price of each item?

A system of equations. 8 x plus 8 y equals 200. 12 x plus 15 y equals 348.
A system of equations. 8 x plus 8 y equals 200. 15 x plus 12 y equals 348.
A system of equations. 8 x plus 8 y equals 348. 12 x plus 15 y equals 200.
A system of equations. 8 x plus 8 y equals 348. 15 x plus 12 y equals 200.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The correct system is:
8x + 8y = 200
15x + 12y = 348

(If you solve it: divide the first by 8 to get x + y = 25. Then 15x + 12(25 − x) = 348 → 3x = 48 → x = 16, y = 9.)