The cost of 2 pants and 5 shirts is $211. What is the cost of one shirt if the shirt costs 40 dollars more than the pants?

Let the cost of the pants be P and the cost of the shirts
be S.

Given that the cost of 2 pants and 5 shirts is
211

==> 2P + 5S =
211............(1)

Also, given that the shirt costs 40 than
the pants.

==> S = P + 40
............(2)

Now we will substitute (2) into
(1).

==> 2P + 5(p+40) =
211

==> 2p + 5p + 200=
211

==> 7p =
11

==> p = 11/7 =
1.57

==> S =
41.57

Then the cost of the shirt is 41.57
dollars.