Julia paid $640 for 5 shirts and 2 pair of pants. If she bought another shirt, she would have $30 left. If she bought another pair of pants, she would be short of $10. How much did Julia have?
Question
Julia paid 30 left. If she bought another pair of pants, she would be short of $10. How much did Julia have?
Solution
Let's denote the price of a shirt as S and the price of a pair of pants as P.
From the problem, we know that:
5S + 2P = $640 (This is the amount Julia paid for 5 shirts and 2 pairs of pants)
We also know that if Julia bought another shirt, she would have 30 is equal to the total amount of money Julia had. We can write this as:
S + $30 = Total Amount Julia Had
Similarly, if Julia bought another pair of pants, she would be short of 10 is equal to the total amount of money Julia had. We can write this as:
P - $10 = Total Amount Julia Had
Now we have a system of three equations, and we can solve it to find the total amount of money Julia had.
First, let's solve the second and third equations for the Total Amount Julia Had:
S + 10
This gives us:
S - P = -$40
Now we can substitute S - P = -$40 into the first equation:
5S + 2P = 640
This simplifies to:
5(-640
-640
7P = $840
P = $120
Substitute P = 40:
S - 40
S = $80
Finally, substitute S = 30 = Total Amount Julia Had:
30 = Total Amount Julia Had
Total Amount Julia Had = $110
So, Julia had $110.
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