Austin has $75 to spend on sporting goods. He wants to buy a soccer ball for $12 and spend the rest of the money on soccer shorts. Each pair of soccer shorts costs $7. What is the maximum number of pairs of soccer shorts he can buy?

Answer 1

To determine the maximum number of pairs of soccer shorts Austin can buy, we first calculate how much money he has left after purchasing the soccer ball.

Austin has a total of $75 and he spends $12 on a soccer ball. The amount of money remaining after this purchase is:

\[ 75 - 12 = 63 \]

Now, Austin wants to spend the remaining $63 on soccer shorts, each of which costs $7. To find out how many pairs of soccer shorts he can buy, we divide the remaining money by the cost of one pair of shorts:

\[ \frac{63}{7} = 9 \]

Thus, the maximum number of pairs of soccer shorts Austin can buy is:

\[ \boxed{9} \]