Question

You bought 5 pairs of socks for $19. The wool socks you bought cost five dollars per pair. The cotton socks you bought cost three dollars per pair. How many of each type of sock did you buy? Show work

Answer 1

2 wool socks and 3 cotton socks

Answer 2

two wools x
three cotton y

5x+3y=19
x+y=5. --> y= -x+5

5x+3(-x+5)=19
5x-3x+15=19
2x= 4

x= 2

x+y=5
2+y=5

y=3


5(2)+3(3)=19
10+9=19
19=19
this is how you properly solve it