After graphing the lines, you can see that the solution is (4, -1)
Call T the price of the T-shirts and P de price of the jeans
Initially (without discount)
2T + P = 40
One month later (half prices)
2 (T/2) + 5(P/2) = 60
T +5P/2 = 60
To solve the system of equations multiply the second equation by 2 and substract it from the first equation
2 T + 5P = 120
- (2 T + P = 40 )
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4P = 80
P = 80/4
P = 20
From 2T + P = 40
T = (40 - P) / 2 = (40 -20) / 2 = 20/2 = 10.
The price of a T-shirt is $10 and the price of a pair of jeans is $20.
Both 17/10 and 2 4/5 should be rounded up in preparation for this estimation.
17/10 is close to 2 and 2 4/5 is close to 3. Thus, your estimated answer should be
2/3, or approx. 0.6666....
Exact answer: divide 17/10 by 14/5. LCD is 10, so convert 14/5 to 28/10.
Now divide 17/10 by 28/10. Answer: 17/28 = approx. = 0.607 approx.
These two results are comparable: 0.6666.... and 0.6071 ....
Answer:
3 with a few left over so 4
Step-by-step explanation:
