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 the cost of each pair of socks be represented by x.
Since he bought 3 pairs of socks, the total cost of the socks would be 3x.
Part B:
Since he spent a total of $47, and the cost of the shirt is $26, we can write the equation:
$26 + 3x = $47
To find the cost of each pair of socks, we can solve for x by subtracting $26 from both sides of the equation:
3x = $47 - $26
3x = $21
Finally, we can solve for x by dividing both sides of the equation by 3:
x = $21 / 3
x = $7
Therefore, each pair of socks costs $7.