To get ready for the new school year, Mrs. James took her two children shopping. Jim selected a coat that cost $42.78 and two pairs of jeans. His sister Jamie found a pair of boots for $60.58. The total cost of the items before tax
was exactly $148. If Jim's two pairs of jeans were the same price, how much did one pair cost?

Given the system of equations presented here: 2x + 4y = 14 4x + y = 20 which of the following actions creates an equivalent system such that, when combined with the other equation, one of the variables is eliminated? multiply the second equation by â’4 to get â’16x â’ 4y = â’80 multiply the second equation by â’1 to get â’4x â’ y = â’20 multiply the first equation by 2 to get 4x + 8y = 28 multiply the first equation by â’1 to get â’2x â’ 4y = â’14