A customer purchased a total of 10 hats and scarves. Each hat cost $4.50 and each scarf cost $3.00. The customer spent $36.00 all together.

How many hats did the customer buy?

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Answer:

4.8

Step-by-step explanation:

4.50 + 3.00 = 7.5

36.00 divided by 7.5 = 4.8

System of equations
(h + s = 10)3
4.50h + 3s = 36.00
3h + 3s = 30
Subtract
1.5h = 6, h = 4
The customer brought 4 hats