Nick spent $1566 on blouses and shirts. The number of shirts he bought was ¹₄ the number of blouses he bought. The cost of a shirt was $6 more than the cost of a blouse. He paid $882 more on blouses than on shirts. Find the cost of 6 blouses and 5 shirts.

	Blouses	Shirts
Number of sets	4 sets	1 set
Compare each		$6 more
Total value	$1224	$342

Total cost of shirts
= (1566 - 882) ÷ 2
= $342

Total cost of blouses
= 342 + 882
= $1224

4 sets of blouses = $1224
1 set of blouses = 1224 ÷ 4 = $306 

1 set of shirts = $342

Difference in 1 set of shirts and 1 set of blouses
= 342 - 306
= $36

Number of clothing in 1 set
= 36 ÷ 6
= 6

Cost of 1 blouse
= 306 ÷ 6
= $51

Cost of 1 shirt
= 51 + 6
= $57

Price of 6 blouses and 5 shirts
= (6 x 51) + (5 x 57)
= 306 + 285
= $591

Answer(s): $591