Hi, Quek.Glenn bought 7 pairs of shirts and 4 pairs of shoes at $552.00 Each pair of shoes cost 4 times more than a shirt. What is the cost of a pair of shoes?
Basic arithmetic and thinking--do they ever go together these days?I am a bit concerned that you titled this "Math Formulas". There are no "formulas" that will help here, just basic arithmetic and thinking!
Thinking is almost nonexistent anyway.Basic arithmetic and thinking--do they ever go together these days?
In India, we used to complain - why is it a pair trousers and not a pair of shirts (shirt generally have two sleeves)!Did the problem actually say "pairs of shirts"? That seems a strange way to sell (or buy) shirts! And it does affect the answer since the problem also says that "Each pair of shoes cost 4 times more than a shirt," NOT a "pair of shirts". Also "4 times more than a shirt"s, strictly speaking, means 5 times as much as a shirt, not 4 times as much- but is often used incorrectly.
There you go complaining again.In India, we used to complain - why is it a pair trousers and not a pair of shirts (shirt generally have two sleeves)!