A contractor purchases 7 dozen pairs of padded work gloves for $103.32. He incorrectly calculates the unit price at $14.76 per pair? What is the correct price?What error did the contractor likely make?

The correct unit price would be $1.23.

The contractor divided 103.32 by 7, resulting in an error.

Step-by-step explanation:

If we know a dozen equals 12, then 7 dozen looks like:

Multiply.

Now we know the contractor purchases 84 pairs of padded work gloves.

Let's find our unit price:

unit price =

Substitute.

unit price =

Divide.

unit price =

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To find the error of the contractor, let's try substituting in a number (7) provided in the question to see if we get $14.76 per pair:

Divide.

x = 25/2304

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