In a boutique, a shirt sold for $8.00 above the suggested retail price. At a discount store, the same shirt sold for $5.00 below the suggested retail price. What is the difference between the prices from these 2 stores?

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anonymous · Answer

Hi there! What about this is particularly confusing?

anonymous · Answer

everything in that problem.... I just dislike word problems and I've struggling with it for awhile..

anonymous · Answer

Okay so if it's words that you dislike, we can display the question algebraically.

Let's call x the suggested retail price

anonymous · Answer

Can you write expressions for the price it sold for in the boutique and in the discount store?

anonymous · Answer

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