Question

Ben bought 4 pairs of jeans and a T-shirt that cost $8 .He had a coupon for $3 off the prices of jeans spent a total of $92 before tax. A. Define a variable and write an equation to represent the situation. B. What was the price of each pair of jeans?

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Answer 1

I'm going to assume that the coupon is $3 off of each pair of jeans

A)

x -> Price of each pair of jeans

4x + 8 - 3 * 4 = 92

B)

4x + 8 - 3 * 4 = 92

4x + 8 - 12 = 92

4x - 4 = 92

4x = 92 + 4

4x = 96

x = 96/4 = 24$

The price of each pair of jeans is $24