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15. logans soccer team wants to buy socks in their school colors. the t…

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  1. logans soccer team wants to buy socks in their school colors. the table shows the total cost to buy pairs of socks from sock-o-rama. the graph shows the total cost to buy pairs of socks from socks and more. which company has the lower cost per pair of socks?

sock-o-rama

number of pairs of sockstotal cost (dollars)
2468.40
36102.60

socks and more
(the graph has x-axis: number of pairs of socks, y-axis: total cost (dollars), with points (2, 6), (4, 12), (8, 24))

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate Sock-O-Rama cost per pair

$\frac{34.20}{12} = 2.85$

Step2: Calculate Socks and More cost per pair

$\frac{6}{2} = 3$

Step3: Compare the two unit costs

$2.85 < 3$

Answer:

Sock-O-Rama has the lower cost per pair of socks, with a cost of $\$2.85$ per pair compared to Socks and More's $\$3.00$ per pair.