Jasmine went shopping and spent $56 on accessories and clothes. she spent $18 more on clothes than accessories. write and solve a system of equations to find how much she spent on each.
Mathematics · Middle School · Mon Jan 18 2021
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given that:- Jasmine went shopping and spent $56 on accessories and clothes.
she spent $18 more on clothes than accessories.
let total amount of accessories =x
and according to the question clothes are $18 more so x+18
now amount of accessories+ amount of clothes = total amount of shopping
x+x+18=56
2x+18=56
2x=56-18
2x=38
x=38/2
x=$19 (total amount of accessories)
total amount of clothes= x+18
=19+18
=$37