Anna needs to purchase some new clothes. for each pair of jeans she will buy three sweaters. how many sweaters can she purchase if she has $255?
jeans cost: $40 each
sweaters cost: $15 each
use elimination method for solving systems of equations.
each time Anna purchased a pair of jeans she spends 40+15(3)=40+45=$85, including the sweaters. to find how many jeans and sweaters she buys $255÷$85=3
