Problema Solution
During a sale at the local department store, you buy three sweatshirts and two pairs of sweatpants for $85.50. Later you return to the same store and buy three more sweatshirts and four more pairs of sweatpants for $123. What is the sale price of each sweatshirt and each pair of sweatpants?
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let
x = price of a sweatshirt
y = trice of sweatpants
three sweatshirts and two pairs of sweatpants for $85.50
3x + 2y = 85.50
three more sweatshirts and four more pairs of sweatpants for $123
3x + 4y = 123
by solving the system of equations
3x + 2y = 85.50
3x + 4y = 123
we find
x = $16
y = $18.75
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the price of a sweatshirt is $16.
the price of a pair of sweatpants is $18.75.