The ratio of the skirt to the cost of a blouse is 8: 5. if the skirt costs $24 more than the blouse, find the cost of the blouse.

X - the cost of the skirt
y - the cost of the blouse

The ratio of the cost of the skirt to the cost of the blouse is 8:5.


The skirt costs $24 more than the blouse.


Set (8/5)y and y+24 equal to each other:


The cost of the blouse is $40.

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