Cost Of A Shirt A Shirt And A Tie Together Cost $59 The Shirt Cost $27 More Than T…

Cost of a shirt a shirt and a tie together cost $59 the shirt cost $27 more than the tie what is the cost of shirt?

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Answer:

A shirt costs $43.

Computation:

Representation

[tex]\left[\begin{array}{ccc}cost\:of\:tie&\to&x\\cost\:of\:shirt&\to&x+27\end{array}\right][/tex]

Cost of tie in dollars.

[tex]x+(x+27)=59\\2x=59-27\\2x=32\\x=32/2=16[/tex]

Cost of shirt in dollars.

[tex]x+27=16+27=43[/tex]