A clothing store charges $30 for 12 pairs of socks. A student says that the unit price is $0.40 per pair. What is the error? Wha

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Vanyuwa [196]

2 years ago

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A clothing store charges $30 for 12 pairs of socks. A student says that the unit price is $0.40 per pair. What is the error? Wha

t is the correct unit price?

Mathematics

2 answers:

yulyashka [42] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-16T20:23:52+03:00

yulyashka [42]2 years ago

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Their error is that they divided 12 by 30, instead of 30 by 12 in order to get the price per pair

the correct unit price is $2.50 per pair

2.5 * 12 = 30

Savatey [412] · Answer 2 · 2022-08-16T22:18:10+03:00

Savatey [412]2 years ago

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You must divide $30 by 12 to find out how much each pair costs. The correct unit price is $2.50 per pair.