Question

Rebecca bought x pairs of socks and received a 20% discount. Each pair of socks cost $4.99. Her total cost without tax was $23.95. How many pairs of socks did Rebecca buy?

Answer 1

Rebecca bought 7 pairs of socks

Answer 2

6 pairs.

Explanation:

Rebecca bought x pairs of socks and received a 20% discount.

Each pair of socks costs = $4.99

So cost of x pairs = (4.99x)

cost after 20% discount on x pairs of socks = x(4.99 - 20% of 4.99)

= x(4.99 - 0.998)

= 3.992x

Total cost of socks = $23.95

3.992x = 23.95

x =
`(23.95)/(3.992)`

= 6 pairs.

Rabecca bought 6 pairs of socks.