Question

Hanna shops for socks that cost $2.99 for each pair and blouses that cost $12.99 each. Let x represent the number of pairs of socks purchased, and let y represent the number of blouses purchased. Which equation models the purchases she made with $43.92?

Answer 1

If you would like to know which equation models the purchases Hanna made with $43.92, you can calculate this using the following steps:

x ... the number of pairs of socks
y ... the number of blouses

The correct equation would be:
$2.99 * x + $12.99 * y = $43.92