Question

Fashion Victim #1 paid $230 for 3 pairs of gold-sequined sneakers and 4 pairs of plaid cargo pants. Her best friend, Fashion Victim #2, paid $355 for 6 pairs of gold-sequined sneakers and 5 pairs of plaid cargo pants.

Assume they both shopped at the same store and bought the same brands, and then answer the questions below.
a) How much did each pair of gold-sequined sneakers cost?
b) How much did each pair of plaid cargo pants cost?

Answer 1

each pair of plaid cargo pants costs $57.50 for Fashion Victim #1 and $71.00 for Fashion Victim #2.

Explanation:

a) To find out how much each pair of gold-sequined sneakers cost, we need to divide the total cost of the sneakers by the number of pairs purchased.

Fashion Victim #1 paid $230 for 3 pairs of gold-sequined sneakers, so:

$230 ÷ 3 pairs = $76.67 per pair

Fashion Victim #2 paid $355 for 6 pairs of gold-sequined sneakers, so:

$355 ÷ 6 pairs = $59.17 per pair

Therefore, each pair of gold-sequined sneakers costs $76.67 for Fashion Victim #1 and $59.17 for Fashion Victim #2.

b) To find out how much each pair of plaid cargo pants cost, we follow the same method as above.

Fashion Victim #1 paid $230 for 4 pairs of plaid cargo pants, so:

$230 ÷ 4 pairs = $57.50 per pair

Fashion Victim #2 paid $355 for 5 pairs of plaid cargo pants, so:

$355 ÷ 5 pairs = $71.00 per pair

Therefore, each pair of plaid cargo pants costs $57.50 for Fashion Victim #1 and $71.00 for Fashion Victim #2.