Question

janice spent $54 to buy some pairs of pants.Each pair of pants cost the same whole dollar amount .How many. pairs of pants could she have brought? A)3 B)4 C)5 D)7

Answer 1

she bought 3 pairs of pants because 54/3=3.

Answer 2

Solve for each answer choice.

A) 3

54 ÷ 3 = 18

Check:-
18 × 3 = 54
Correct!

B) 4

54 ÷ 4 = 13.5
Not whole dollar.. so It cant be B.

C) 5

54 ÷ 5 = 10.8
Not whole dollar....so it cant be C.

D) 7

54 ÷ 7 = 7.167...
Not whole dollar... so it cant be D.

A) 3 is your answer.