Question

The total cost of a shirt and a pair of pants was $93.43. If the price of the shirt was $2.43 less than the pair of pants, what was the price of the shirt? Express your answer as a simplified fraction or a decimal rounded to two places.

Answer 1

45.50.....................

Answer 2

Answer:

$\large \boxed{\ 45.50}$

Step-by-step explanation:

$\begin{array}{lrcr}(1)& s + p& = &93.43\\(2) &s&=& p - 2.43\\&s - p & = & -2.43\\& 2s & = & 91.00\\& s & = & 45.50\\\end{array}\\\text{The price of a shirt is \large \boxed{\textbf{\ 45.50}} }$