Question

Anika buys a pair of shin guards for $8.58 and serveral pairs of soccer socks for $4.29 per pair. If she spends 25.74 before taxes. How many pairs of socks does anika buy

Answer 1

Answer: 4 pairs of socks

Step-by-step explanation:

According to the described situation, Anika spends $\ 25.74$ in 1 pair of shin guards for $8.58$ and $x$ pairs of socks for $\ 4.29$ each pair.

So, we can express this in the following equation:

$\ 25.74= 8.58+\ 4.29 x$

Isolating $x$ we will find the pairs of socks:

$\ 25.74- 8.58=\ 4.29 x$

$x=\frac{\ 17.16}{\ 4.29}$

$x=4$ Hence, Anika bought 4 pairs of socks.