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James and Elizabeth buy some clothes,
James buys 5 shirts and 4 jumpers. He pays £163.
Elizabeth buys 3 shirts and 2 jumpers. She pays £29.
Assume that each shirt has the same cost and that each jump
Work out the cost of one shirt and the cost of one jumper.
You must show your working.

Jumper, y = 172

Shirt, x = - 105

Step-by-step explanation:

Let :

Shirt = x

Jumper = y

5x + 4y = 163 - - (1)

3x + 2y = 29 - - - (2)

Multiply (1) by 3 and (2) by 5

15x + 12y = 489 - - - (3)

15x + 10y = 145 - - - (4)

Subtract :

12y - 10y = 489 - 145

2y = 344

y = 344 / 2

y = 172

Put y = 172 in (3)

15x + 12(172) = 489

15x + 2064 = 489

15x = 489 - 2064

15x = - 1575

x = - 105

The values ;

Jumper, y = 172

Shirt, x = - 105

We weren't supposed to obtain a negative value, kindly check if the parameters given are correct.