Question

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Answer 1

socks cost £8

Explanation:

One football costs £6

Two footballs would cost 2 x £6=£12

Two footballs £12 and a pair of socks equals £20. To find the cost of the socks subtract the footballs from £20

£20- £12= £8

Answer 2

1. $8.

2. 48 counters.

Explanation:

1. A pair of socks cost 20 - 2(6)

= $8.

2. let the number of counters in Box A and Box be be x.

Then the number of counters in Box B after the transfer is x + 1/2 x.

x + 1/2 x = 72

1.5 x = 72

x = 72 / 1.5

= 48.