SOLUTION: Kia buys a shirt that cost $12.50 and some pairs of socks that are $2.50 each. She pays a total of $27.50. How many pairs of socks did Kia buy? How can you get the term with the va

Question 1052210: Kia buys a shirt that cost $12.50 and some pairs of socks that are $2.50 each. She pays a total of $27.50. How many pairs of socks did Kia buy? How can you get the term with the variable by itself on one side of the equation?

Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = number of socks Kia bouight

She bought 6 pairs of socks
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