The cost of 5 shirts and 3 pants is $105.00. The cost of 2 shirts is $9.00 more than the cost of one pair of pants. What is the cost of each?

I need to solve this using elimination.

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The cost of 5 shirts and 3 pants is $105.00. The cost of 2 shirts is $9.00 more than the cost of one pair of pants. What is the cost of each?

I need to solve this using elimination.

anonymous · Answer

Do you hv difficulty in forming the equations??
Can you solve the equations on your own??

anonymous · Answer

Yes I have difficulties with equations. I don't know why, but I always have.

anonymous · Answer

OK...
Let the cost of 1 shirt = $x
and cost of 1 pant = $ y

Based on this can you form two equations...........

anonymous · Answer

5x+3y=105? I'm not sure how to get the other equation either. I know it's x+y equals something.

anonymous · Answer

The cost of 5 shirts and 3 pants is $105.00. The cost of 2 shirts is $9.00 more than the cost of one pair of pants. What is the cost of each?

Let the cost of 1 shirt = $x
and cost of 1 pant = $ y

The cost of 5 shirts and 3 pants is $105.00. --- this gives us
5x + 3y = 105

The cost of 2 shirts is $9.00 more than the cost of one pair of pants. ---- this gives us
2x = 1y + 9
this can be rearranged to get second equation as
2x - 1y = 9

anonymous · Answer

now that you hv the two eqns, solve them to get your values of x and y...

anonymous · Answer

x=12 and y=15

anonymous · Answer

Can you proceed further on your own???

anonymous · Answer

Yes thank you

anonymous · Answer

it was the equation part i was having trouble with

anonymous · Answer

Good!! Your ans is correct...........

anonymous · Answer

Ok