Nick spent $1435 on shirts and blouses. The number of blouses he bought was ¹₄ the number of shirts he bought. The cost of a blouse was $10 more than the cost of a shirt. He paid $749 more on shirts than on blouses. Find the cost of 8 shirts and 9 blouses.

	Shirts	Blouses
Number of sets	4 sets	1 set
Compare each		$10 more
Total value	$1092	$343

Total cost of blouses
= (1435 - 749) ÷ 2
= $343

Total cost of shirts
= 343 + 749
= $1092

4 sets of shirts = $1092
1 set of shirts = 1092 ÷ 4 = $273 

1 set of blouses = $343

Difference in 1 set of blouses and 1 set of shirts
= 343 - 273
= $70

Number of clothing in 1 set
= 70 ÷ 10
= 7

Cost of 1 shirt
= 273 ÷ 7
= $39

Cost of 1 blouse
= 39 + 10
= $49

Price of 8 shirts and 9 blouses
= (8 x 39) + (9 x 49)
= 312 + 441
= $753

Answer(s): $753