(a)
\Let the cost price of each T - shirt is x and the cost price of each jeans y.
\Salazar bought 4 T - shirts and 3 pairs of jeans for 181 dollars, then the equation is .
Jenna bought 1 T - shirts and 2 pairs of jeans for 94 dollars, then the equation is .
The system of equations are .
(b)
\Observe the coefficient of each term, the coefficient of x - term is one in the second equation, so the best method is substitution method to solve the system of equations.
(c)
\Substitution method:
\Equation 1:
Equation 2: .
Solve the second equation, for x since the coefficient is 1.
Subtract 4y from each side
\The value of substitute in the first equation,
to find y.
Subtract 376 from each side.
\Divide each side by negative 10.
\The value of substitute in the either equation to find x.
Equation 1:
Subtract 117 from each side.
\Divide each side by 4.
\The solution are
\(a)
(b)Observe the coefficient of each term, the coefficient of x - term is one in the second equation, so the best method is substitution method to solve the system of equations.
\(c).