We will solve this by suing simultaneous equations,
⇒ 5s + 3j = 87
4s + 2j = 64
Multiply the first equation with 4 and the second one with 5, this is to get one of the values equal so that we can cancel them out,
⇒ (5s + 3j = 87) × 4
(4s + 2j = 64) × 5
∴ ⇒ 20s + 12j = 348
20s + 10j = 320
Subtract both the equations. This is how your result (after subtraction) should look like,
⇒ 2j = 28
∴ ⇒ j = $14
Now replace the value of 'j' in one of the original equations,
⇒ 4s + 2(14) = 64
⇒ 4s + 28 = 64
⇒ 4s = 64 - 28
⇒ 4s = 36
∴ ⇒ s = $9
Therefore, one pair of jeans cost $14 and a shirt costs $9
Hope you understood! Feel free to ask me if you didn't understand a step.
Step-by-step explanation:
You're given that ΔUVW is similar to ΔYZW. The tricky part is identifying which sides in ΔUVW correspond to which sides in ΔYZW.
The triangles share point W, so visually rotate one triangle around W until the two triangles align. That way, you can see that UW and ZW correspond to each other, and VW and YW correspond to each other.
Now you can find the scale:
VW / YW = 5/12
And you can write a proportion to find x:
UW / ZW = VW / YW
x / 64 = 5 / 12
x = 26 ⅔
