Question

Sally buys 5 shirts on sale for $20 each. she also buys 5 pairs of shorts, each pair of shorts being the same price. if the total cost for the clothes is $185, how much did each pair of shorts cost?

Answer 1

$17 cause 17+17+17+17+17+20+20+2020+20=185

Answer 2

the cost of each pair of shorts=$17

Explanation:

Sally buys 5 shirts on sale for $20 each. she also buys 5 pairs of shorts, each pair of shorts being the same price. if the total cost for the clothes is $185,

Let x be the cost of each pair of shorts

total cost = cost of 5 shirts + cost of 5 pairs of shorts

Given total cost is 185

`185 = 5*20 + 5*x`

`185= 100+5x`

Subtract 100 from both sides

`85=5x`

divide by 5 on both sides

x= 17