Question

2. You have $32.00 in your pocket. You would like to buy as

many pairs of socks as you can. Each pair of socks costs $2.99.
There is a 20% discount on all socks. Since a new law was
passed, there is no sales tax on socks. How many pairs of socks
can you purchase?

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation: 5 17 7 33

2.99(0.8) × pairs of socks = 32

the discount is 20% so socks are at 80% of the original cost

this is the discounted price of the socks time pairs bought equal to 32

pairs of socks = 32 /2.99(0.8) largest whole number

= 13.378 13 pairs of socks drop the fractional part