Question

Martina purchased 3 pairsof socks and paid with atwenty dollar bill. Shereceived $5.03 in change.If each pair of socks coststhe same amount, howmuch does one pair ofsocks cost?

Answer 1

To solve;

First subtract the change received from the amount paid

That is;

$20 - $5.03 =$14.97

This implies that the cost of 3 pairs of socks is $14.97

Since each pair costs the same amount, to get the cost of one pair, we will simply divide $14.97 by 3

That is;

$14.97/3 =$4.99

Hence each pair of socks costs $4.99