Question

ou buy one shirt for $22 and two pairs of shorts. Your total cost is $56. Assuming both pairs of shorts cost the same amount, what is the price of one pair of shorts? What is the correct equation and solution for this problem?

Answer 1

let the cost of sorts be x
then 2x + 22 = 56
2x = 56 - 22
x = 34/2
x = 17

Answer 2

Answer:

Cost of 1 pair of shorts is $17 and required equation is 2x=34.

Step-by-step explanation:

Ou buy one shirt and two pair of shorts.

Total cost of these article is $56.

And cost of shirt is $22.

Now,

Price of two pair of shorts = Total price - Price of shirts

So, price of two pair of shorts $= 56-22=34$

By unitary method,

If cost of two pair of shots is $34

Then cost of one pair of shots is $(34÷2)=$17.

Again by another method,

Let cost of one pair shots be x

So, x+x=34

2x=34.