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Ongenge bought 3 trousers and 2 shirts for sh. 4600. Okara bought 2 trousers and 3 shirts for sh. 4400. Find the cost of one trouser and one shirt.

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  1. Define variables and set up the system of equations.

    Let tt be the cost of one trouser.
    Let ss be the cost of one shirt.

    From the problem statement, we can form two linear equations:
    Ongenge bought 3 trousers and 2 shirts for sh. 4600:

    3t+2s=4600(1)3t + 2s = 4600 \quad (1)

    Okara bought 2 trousers and 3 shirts for sh. 4400:

    2t+3s=4400(2)2t + 3s = 4400 \quad (2)
  2. Solve the system of equations using the elimination method.

    To eliminate tt, multiply equation (1) by 2 and equation (2) by 3:

    2×(3t+2s)=2×4600  ⟹  6t+4s=9200(3)2 \times (3t + 2s) = 2 \times 4600 \implies 6t + 4s = 9200 \quad (3) 3×(2t+3s)=3×4400  ⟹  6t+9s=13200(4)3 \times (2t + 3s) = 3 \times 4400 \implies 6t + 9s = 13200 \quad (4)
  3. Subtract equation (3) from equation (4) to eliminate tt and solve for ss.

    (6t+9s)−(6t+4s)=13200−9200(6t + 9s) - (6t + 4s) = 13200 - 9200 5s=40005s = 4000 s=40005s = \frac{4000}{5} s=800s = 800
  4. Substitute the value of ss back into equation (1) to solve for tt.

    3t+2(800)=46003t + 2(800) = 4600 3t+1600=46003t + 1600 = 4600 3t=4600−16003t = 4600 - 1600 3t=30003t = 3000 t=30003t = \frac{3000}{3} t=1000t = 1000

    The cost of one trouser is sh. 1000.
    The cost of one shirt is sh. 800.

    The cost of one trouser is sh. 1000\boxed{\text{sh. 1000}}.
    The cost of one shirt is sh. 800\boxed{\text{sh. 800}}.

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