Amari went to the mall and spent $47

Question

. 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:

How much does each pair of socks cost?

The cost of a pair of socks is

Answer 1

To find the cost of each pair of socks, we can first express the total amount Amari spent in terms of the cost of the socks.

Amari spent a total of $47. He bought one shirt for $26 and 3 pairs of socks, each costing $x$.

The equation representing this situation can be written as:

$$26+3x=47$$

Now, we can solve for $x$:

1. Subtract 26 from both sides:

$$3x=47-26$$

$$3x=21$$

2. Divide both sides by 3:

$$x=\frac{21}{3}$$

$$x=7$$

Thus, the cost of each pair of socks is $7.