Question

Please Help!!

Natalie bought 4 similar skirts and 6 similar dresses for $426. If one skirt and 1 dress cost $96, find the cost of each dress.

How do i solve it?

Answer 1

let x for skirts ,y for dresses
4x+6y=426
x + y = 96
2 ways can solve subtitution or alemate,can you solve?

Answer 2

ummm,
sorry but no
can you take me a little farther pls?

Answer 3

multiply (2) by 4 and subtract (1) and (2)
then silve for y