Question

Matthew is shopping for shoes and socks. He has $75.00 to spend. The shoes he likes cost $28.00, and the socks cost 4.00. Write and inequality for this situation. Can Matthew buy 2 pairs of shoes and 5 pairs of socks?

Answer 1

Explanation:

First, you would want to use the property of multiplication and multiply

28.00 by 2 and that will give you 56.

So it will cost 56 dollars to get 2 pairs of shoes.

Then, you would also want to use the property of multiplication again and multiply 4 by 5 and that will give me 20.

So it will cost Matthew 20 dollars to 5 paris of socks.

Finally, we would use the property of addition and add 20 and 56 and that will give you 76 dollars so 2 pairs of shoes and 5 pairs of socks will cost 76 dollars.

In conclusion, no Matthew can not buy 2 pairs of shoes and 5 pairs of socks.

Answer 2

So if you are going to buy 5 socks you need to multiply 5 x $4.00 and you get 20.00.

If he buys 2 pairs of shoes for 28.00 you multiply it by 2 and get 56.00.

Then you add 56.00 and 20.00 and get 76.00.

Answer:

No he can not buy to pairs of shoes and 5 pairs of socks because he needs $1 to pay it all.