Question

Claret purchased two handbags and a wallet.
The cost of each handbag was $10 more than
the wallet. If she spent a total of $60 for the two
handbags, what is the cost of the wallet?

Answer 1

let's let h = the price of a handbag
and w = the price of a wallet

"she spent a total of $60 for the two handbags" ---> 2h = 60, solve for h

"the cost of each handbag was $10 more than the wallet" ---> h = w + 10, plug the h-value from the previous step into this equation and solve for w