1. Mike took clothes to the cleaners three times last month. First, he brought 4 shirts...

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1. Mike took clothes to the cleaners three times last month.First, he brought 4 shirts and 1 pair of slacks and paid 11.95.Then he brought 5 shirts, 2 pairs of slacks, and 1 sports coat andpaid 25.92. Finally, he brought 4 shirts and 2 sport coats and paid23.94. How much was he charged for each shirt, each pair of slacks,and each sports coat?

2. At a pottery​ factory, fuel consumption for heating the kilnsvaries with the size of the order being fired. In the ​past, thecompany recorded the figures in the table.

A. Find an equation of the form y=ax^2+bx+c whose graph containsthe three points corresponding to the data in the table.

B. How many platters should be fired at one time in order tominimize the fuel cost per platter? What is the minimum fuel costper platter?

X= Number of platters

Y= Fuel Cost per Platter

4

6

8

​$2.83

​$2.35

​$2.03

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