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Marry had $115 to spend on clothes. She found a pair of shoes fo $55 and then pants for $15 each. how many pairs of pants can she buy?

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1. She first buys shoes for $55, so you deduct that from the original amount of $115.
2. You’re left with $60
3. Each pants are $15 each, so you do $60 divided by $15.
This should equal 4 pairs of pants

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