Rebecca is shopping for back-to-school clothes. For every 4 shirts she buys, she also buys 1 pair of pants. Each shirt costs $12.97, and each pair of pants costs $18.98. If Rebecca buys 8 shirts, how much does she spend on pants?
a. $25.96
b. $37.96
c. $103.76
d. $151.84
i think it's c
4 shirts = 1 pants
8 shirts = 2 pants
so, 2*18.98 = ?
#37.96. Thanks :)
To find out how much Rebecca spends on pants, we need to determine how many pairs of pants she buys.
Given that for every 4 shirts she buys, she also buys 1 pair of pants, we can calculate the number of pairs of pants using the ratio of shirts to pants:
Number of Pairs of Pants = Number of Shirts / 4
In this case, Rebecca buys 8 shirts, so we can substitute that value into the formula:
Number of Pairs of Pants = 8 / 4 = 2
Therefore, Rebecca buys 2 pairs of pants.
Now, to calculate the total amount spent on pants, we multiply the number of pairs of pants by the cost per pair. Each pair of pants costs $18.98, so:
Total Spent on Pants = Number of Pairs of Pants * Cost per Pair of Pants
Total Spent on Pants = 2 * $18.98 = $37.96
Hence, Rebecca spends $37.96 on pants.
Therefore, the correct answer is b. $37.96.