The selling price of a pair of pants is $34. If the store paid $8 less for the pants, find the price the store paid.

34-8=26

To find the price the store paid for the pants, we can use the concept of the selling price and the given information.

We are told that the selling price of the pants is $34. Let's denote the store's cost price as 'C'.

We know that the selling price is the sum of the cost price and any profit made. In this case, there is a specific profit mentioned - $8 less than the selling price.

So we can write the equation: Selling Price = Cost Price + Profit

Substituting the given values into the equation, we have:

$34 = C + ($8 less than $34)

To find "$8 less than $34", we subtract $8 from $34:

$8 less than $34 = $34 - $8 = $26

Substituting this value back into the equation, we have:

$34 = C + $26

To isolate the cost price 'C', we can subtract $26 from both sides of the equation:

$34 - $26 = C + $26 - $26
$8 = C

Therefore, the price the store paid for the pants is $8.

$28. Just subtract $8 from $34