Question

1. 232 is 8 times the sum of Mark's and his sister's ages. His sister is 21. Find Mark's age.

2. George went to the store for a sale on designer socks. Each pair was $3 off. She bought 6 pairs for $31.20. How much was the original price of the socks?

Answer 1

a. 8 years

b. $49.20

Explanation:

The computation is shown below:

a. The mark age is

Given that

232 is 8 times of the sum of mark and his sister ages

And, his sister is 21

So,

Let us assume the mark age be x

now

8(x + 21) = 232

x + 21 = 29

x = 29 -21

x = 8

b. The original price of the socks is

As each pair get $3 off

And she bought 6 pairs for $31.20

= $31.20 + 6 × $3

= $31.20 + 18

= $49.20