Question

suppose you want to buy one pair of pants and several pairs of socks. the pants cost $14.30, and the socks are $5.95 per pair. how many pairs of socks can you buy if you have $50.00 to spend?

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate remaining money for socks

Subtract the cost of pants from the total money. $50 - 14.30=35.7$.

Step2: Calculate number of sock - pairs

Divide the remaining money by the cost per pair of socks. $n=\frac{35.7}{5.95} = 6$.

Answer:

6