Nick spent $1344 on sweaters and blouses. The number of blouses he bought was ¹₃ the number of sweaters he bought. The cost of a blouse was $8 more than the cost of a sweater. He paid $588 more on sweaters than on blouses. Find the cost of 8 sweaters and 6 blouses.

	Sweaters	Blouses
Number of sets	3 sets	1 set
Compare each		$8 more
Total value	$966	$378

Total cost of blouses
= (1344 - 588) ÷ 2
= $378

Total cost of sweaters
= 378 + 588
= $966

3 sets of sweaters = $966
1 set of sweaters = 966 ÷ 3 = $322 

1 set of blouses = $378

Difference in 1 set of blouses and 1 set of sweaters
= 378 - 322
= $56

Number of clothing in 1 set
= 56 ÷ 8
= 7

Cost of 1 sweater
= 322 ÷ 7
= $46

Cost of 1 blouse
= 46 + 8
= $54

Price of 8 sweaters and 6 blouses
= (8 x 46) + (6 x 54)
= 368 + 324
= $692

Answer(s): $692