You have a $150 gift card to use at a sporting goods store. You buy 2 pairs of shoes for $65. You plan to spend the rest of the money on socks. Socks

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2021-06-07

You have a $150 gift card to use at a sporting goods store. You buy 2 pairs of shoes for $65. You plan to spend the rest of the money on socks. Socks cost $4.75 per pair. What is the greatest number of pairs of socks you can purchase?

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Velsenw

Velsenw

Skilled2021-06-08Added 91 answers

150=65(2)+4.75(s) where s= the number of socks you can buy 20=4.75(s)
204.75=4.2105..
So you can buy 4 pairs of socks. (Round down because you cant buy 0.2 pairs of socks).

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