Answer:
$22.
Step-by-step explanation:
Let x represent cost of each shirt and y represent cost of each shorts.
We have been given that a shirt costs $15 more than a pair of shorts. We can represent this information in an equation as:
[tex]y=x-15...(1)[/tex]
We are also told that Terrell paid $101 for 3 shirts and 5 pairs of shorts. We can represent this information in an equation as:
[tex]3x+5y=101...(2)[/tex]
Upon substituting equation (1) in equation (2), we will get:
[tex]3x+5(x-15)=101[/tex]
[tex]3x+5x-75=101[/tex]
[tex]8x-75=101[/tex]
[tex]8x-75+75=101+75[/tex]
[tex]8x=176[/tex]
[tex]\frac{8x}{8}=\frac{176}{8}[/tex]
[tex]x=22[/tex]
Therefore, the cost of each shirt is $22.
