Answer:
B. 2x + $22 = $56 ; x = $17
Step-by-step explanation:
Assuming a pair of short is accounted for by the variable x.
Your total cost is $56. This means that your expression will equal 56:
________________ = 56
Next, you buy 1 shirt (denoted by s) for $22.
s = $22
You buy 2 pairs of pants. The cost is not given, so it can vary. Give it a variable. The answers denote it as x. As you are buying two pairs of pants, multiply 2 with x:
2 * x = 2x.
Combine the terms and plug it into the equation:
2x + 22 = 56
Next, solve for x. Note the equal sign, what you do to one side, you do to the other. Do the opposite of PEMDAS. Remember, PEMDAS is the order of operation, &
PEMDAS =
Parenthesis
Exponents & Roots
Multiplication
Division
Addition
Subtraction
First subtract 22 from both sides:
2x + 22 (-22) = 56 (-22)
2x = 56 - 22
2x = 34
Next, divide 2 from both sides:
(2x)/2 = (34)/2
x = 34/2
x = $17
B. 2x + $22 = $56 ; x = $17 is your answer.
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