Raincoats & Umbrellas

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Raincoats & Umbrellas

by smclean23 » Tue Aug 05, 2008 5:47 pm
A raincoat and an umbrella cost a total of $53.50. What is the cost of the raincoat?
(1) If the cost of the raincoat were to increase by 10 percent, the raincoat and the umbrella would cost a total of $58.00.
(2) The cost of the raincoat is $2.50 more than 5 times the cost of the umbrella.







Answer is D
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