James purchased 2 T-shirts and a pair of jeans online and paid $80 for his purchase. The next week, the same site was offering a 50% discount on all its clothes. James bought 3 T-shirts and two pairs of jeans for $70. What were the original prices of T-shirts and jeans? (Assume that all T-shirts had the same original price, as did all pairs of jeans.)
a.T-shirt, $25; jeans, $30
b.T-shirt, $20; jeans, $30
c.T-shirt, $20; jeans, $40
d.T-shirt, $25; jeans, $35

Question

James purchased 2 T-shirts and a pair of jeans online and paid $80 for his purchase. The next week, the same site was offering a 50% discount on all its clothes. James bought 3 T-shirts and two pairs of jeans for $70. What were the original prices of T-shirts and jeans? (Assume that all T-shirts had the same original price, as did all pairs of jeans.)
a.T-shirt, $25; jeans, $30
b.T-shirt, $20; jeans, $30
c.T-shirt, $20; jeans, $40
d.T-shirt, $25; jeans, $35

anonymous · Answer

You can write equations for each purchase.

2t + j = 80
3t + 2j = 140

And then 2 equations with 2 unknowns can be solved using the method of your choice

anonymous · Answer

so is it D?? @LastTrainHome22

anonymous · Answer

I got C.

anonymous · Answer

ohh i got C now i was doing it wrong @LastTrainHome22