Problema Solution
the price of a sweater is $5 less than twice the price of a shirt. If four sweaters and three shirts cot $20, find the price of each shirt and each sweater.
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Let
x = the price of one sweater
y = the price of one shirt
x = 2y - 5
4x + 3y = 20
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x = $2.27
y = $3.64
The price of the shirt is $3.64.
The price of the sweater is $2.27