Henry Ernest Dudeney/Puzzles and Curious Problems/21 - The Cost of a Suit

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 * The Cost of a Suit
 * Melville bought a suit.
 * The jacket cost as much as the trousers and waistcoat.
 * The jacket and two pairs of trousers would cost $\pounds 7, 17 \shillings 6 \oldpence$
 * The trousers and two waistcoats would cost $\pounds 4, 10 \shillings$


 * Can you tell me the cost of the suit?