Question

You spend $264 on clothes. Shirts cost $2 and pants cost $32. You buy a total of 9 items. Write a system of linear equations that represent this situation.

Answer 1

Answer:
`\left \{ {{x + y = 9} \atop {2x + 32y = 264}} \right`

Explanation:

Quantity Cost

Shirts x $2x -->$2 for each shirt

Pants y $32y --> $32 for each pair of pants

Total: 9 $264

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Quantity: x + y = 9 Cost: 2x + 32y = 264

The two equations for the system will be the Quantity equation and the Cost equation.