Lamarr has budgeted $35 from his summer job earnings to buy shorts and socks for soccer. He needs 5 pairs of socks and a pair of shorts. The socks cost different
amounts in different stores. The shorts he wants cost $19.95.
a. Let x represent the price of one pair of socks. Write an expression for the total cost
of the socks and shorts.
b. Write and solve an equation that says that Lamarr spent exactly $35 on the socks
and shorts.
c. List some other possible prices for the socks that would still allow Lamarr to stay
within his budget.
d. Write an inequality to represent the amount Lamarr can spend on a single pair of
socks.