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13 November, 13:48

Paula bought 8 pairs of socks. She paid $104. The other pairs each cost the same amount. Two pairs of socks each cost $16. How much did each of the other pairs of socks cost?

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  1. 13 November, 15:55
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    Let's call the cost of one pair of the two pairs of socks that cost the same: x. We can call the cost of one pair of the other 6 pairs that cost the same: y. We can set up an algebraic equation:

    2x+6y=104.

    We are given that x=16, so we can substitute.

    32+6y=104.

    Subtracting 32 from both sides gives us

    6y=72

    y=12.

    Each of the other pairs of socks cost $12.
  2. 13 November, 15:57
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    The other socks cost 9$.
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