Question
On a recent shopping trip, you see a sale advertising 3 pairs of socks and 2 pairs of shoes for $60. Write an equation using x to represent the cost of socks and y to represent the cost of shoes.
2x + 3y = 60
3x + 2y = 60
20x + 30y = 60
30x + 20y = 60
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To represent the cost of the items in the sale using an equation, we need to analyze the wording of the problem:
- Let \( x \) be the cost of one pair of socks.
- Let \( y \) be the cost of one pair of shoes.
The sale is offering 3 pairs of socks and 2 pairs of shoes for $60. This can be written as:
\[
3x + 2y = 60
\]
So the correct equation is:
**3x + 2y = 60**
- Let \( x \) be the cost of one pair of socks.
- Let \( y \) be the cost of one pair of shoes.
The sale is offering 3 pairs of socks and 2 pairs of shoes for $60. This can be written as:
\[
3x + 2y = 60
\]
So the correct equation is:
**3x + 2y = 60**