Manuel went shopping and bought 3 pairs of pants. He also spent five dollars on a pair of socks. When he got home, he realized that he had spent a total of seventy-one dollars. What was the cost of each pair of pants?

Question

Manuel went shopping and bought 3 pairs of pants. He also spent five dollars  on a pair of socks. When he got home, he realized that he had spent a total of seventy-one dollars. What was the cost of each pair of pants?

destinymasha · Answer

$71 is the total amount of money, we know that he spent $5 on a pair of socks, and n amount on 3 pairs of jeans. 1] SUBTRACT 5 from 71 = $66, then divide it by the number of pants he bought [3]  66 divided by 3 = 22. So each pair of pants was $22.