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Total price of shirts and trousers is while that of shirts and trousers is . Find out the price of shirts.

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

Let the cost of shirt be represented by variable and trouser by .
From the data given, we form two simultaneous linear equations:

1.
2.

To solve by elimination, multiply equation (1) by and equation (2) by :





Subtract equation (4) from equation (3):







The single item price of shirt is . Therefore, calculate the value for shirts:

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Total price of shirts and trousers is while that of shirts and trousers is . Find out the price of shirts.
A
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C
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