Question

Les bought 6 pairs of shorts for s dollars each and a blazer that cost three times as much as the pair of shorts. He spent a total of $139.50. How much did the blazer cost ?

Answer 1

6 pairs of shorts, for a
"s" dollars. A blazer costs 3 times as much, she bought one. The total was 139.50

6s + 3(6s) = 139.50
6s + 18s = 139.50
25s = 139.50 Divide everything by 25,
s = 5.58, which is how much the shorts were. Now for the blazers ;

It said they were three times the cost of shorts, if shorts are 5.58, it is 3*5.58.
3s
3(5.58)
16.74

The blazer cost 16.74