admin The ratio of the cost of a shirt to the cost of a pair of jeans is 1:5. If the jeans cost $200 more than the shirt, what is the cost of the shirt? A: 50 B: 50.5 C: 65 D: 72
BB23 Let the common variable be 'x' So, the ratio of cost of a shirt to the cost of a pair of jeans = x : 5x Now we know that, Jeans costs 200 more than shirt So, 5x = x + 200 4x = 200 x = 50 Therefore, cost of shirt = 50
