Question

Sonji paid $25.00 for two scarves, which were different prices. When she got home she could not find the receipt. She remember that one scarf cost $3 more than the other. What was the price of the more expensive scarf

Answer 1

The price of the more expensive scarf was 14 dollars and the less expensive scarf was 3 dollars less or 11 dollars and if you add these up you get 25. Hope this helps.

Answer 2

$14

Explanation:

Let the cost of first scarf be x

We are given that one scarf cost $3 more than the other.

So, cost of expensive scarf = x+3

Now we are given that Sonji paid $25.00 for two scarves

So,
`x+x+3=25`

`2x+3=25`

`2x=22`

`x=11`

Cost of more expensive scarf = x+3=11+3=14

Hence the price of the more expensive scarf is $14