Question

Marylou buys a package of 500 jewels for her jeans. She uses the same number of jewels for each pair of jeans. How many jewels will she use on each pair of jeans?

Answer 1

HOW MANY PAIRS OF JEANS DOES SHE HAVE? Based on the merits, here it is

ASSUMING SHE HAS 5O PAIRS OF JEANS


`j \: = jewels\\ 50(j) \leqslant 500 \\ 10 \: jewels \: on \: eavh \: pair`
ASSUMING WE DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PAIRS OF JEANS SHE HAS


`j \: = jewels \\ p = pairs \: ofjeans\\ (p) * (j) \leqslant 500 \\ (j )\: \: jewels \: on \: eavh \: pair \: of \: her \: (p) \: total \: jeans`