Question

Use the five steps for problem solving to answer the following question. Please show all of your work.

The alterations store on Birch Street charges $13 to hem a pair of jeans and $14 to hem a pair of cuffed pants. The alterations store on Westland Avenue charges $11 to hem a pair of jeans and $16 to hem a pair of cuffed pants. Roxanne has 3 pair of cuffed pants that need hemmed. How many pairs of jeans will she need to get hemmed to make the alterations store on Westland Avenue a better deal than the alterations store on Birch Street?

Answer 1

16*3+11x=13x+14*3
6=2x
3=x
So for a BETTER deal, you need to hem 4 pairs of jeans or more

Answer 2

thanks