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 be the cost of each pair of socks.
Since Amari bought 3 pairs of socks, the total cost of the socks is 3x.
The equation that represents the total cost of the socks is:
Total cost of socks = 3x
PART B:
Since Amari spent $47 in total and bought a shirt for $26, the remaining amount was spent on the socks.
The equation that represents this situation is:
Total cost = Cost of shirt + Cost of socks
$47 = $26 + 3x
To find the cost of each pair of socks, we can rearrange the equation:
3x = $47 - $26
3x = $21
Dividing both sides of the equation by 3, we get:
x = $21 / 3
x = $7
Therefore, each pair of socks costs $7.