Amari went to the mall and spent $47
. He bought one shirt for $26
and he bought 3 pairs of socks. Each pair of socks cost the same amount of money.
PART A
Write an equation that can be used to find the cost of each pair of socks. Use x
to represent the cost of each pair of socks.
Type your equation:
Question 2
PART B
How much does each pair of socks cost?
The cost of a pair of socks is $
PART A
Let x = cost of each pair of socks
Since Amari bought 3 pairs of socks, the total cost of the socks is 3x.
The equation for the total cost is: 26 + 3x = 47
PART B
To find the cost of each pair of socks, we can solve the equation 26 + 3x = 47 for x.
Subtract 26 from both sides of the equation:
3x = 47 - 26
3x = 21
Divide both sides of the equation by 3:
x = 21/3
x = 7
Therefore, each pair of socks costs $7.