Question

Best buy shoes had a back to school special. The total bill for four pairs of shoes came to $69.24 ( before tax ) What was the average price for each pair of shoes?

QUESTION 2 If you only purchased 1 pair of shoes at Best Buy Shoes instead of the four described in problem 20, how much would you have paid, based on the average price?

Answer 1

Answer: a) $17.31, b) $17.31.

Explanation:

Since we have given that

Total bill for four pairs of shoes = $69.24

Number of pairs of shoes = 4

We need to find the average price for each pair of shoes .

So, Average price would be

`\frac{\text{Total amount}}{\text{Number of pairs of shoes}}\\\\=(69.24)/(4)\\\\=\$17.31`

If he purchased only 1 pair of shoes, the amount he has to pay based on average price would be $17.31.

Hence, a) $17.31, b) $17.31.