Fern buys one pair of high heels for $60 and five pairs of ballet slippers for 2/3rds of the price of the high heels. How much does she pay total?
Thoughts? Step-by-step reasoning:
First find the cost of one pair of ballet slippers: $60 * 2 / 3 = $40. Then find the total cost of the ballet slippers: $40 / pair * 5 pairs = $200. Then add that amount to the cost of the high heels to find the total cost: $200 + $60 = $260.
Thus, the answer is 260.