Question

Iola has $75. She buys a pair of shoes on sale for one-half off and a pair of socks for $6. She has $32 left. Which equation can be used to find x, the regular price of the shoes?

Answer 1

To solve for the problem above, let x be the regular price of the shoe.

1/2x is the one-half price of the shoe then we add 6 for the pair of socks,

1/2x + 6, then lola has 32 left so we add that too, 1/2x + 6 + 32 = 75. The total amount of lola spent is 75 - 32, which is 1/2x + 6.

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