A merchant bought 30 dozen pairs of gloves. How many individual gloves did the merchant buy?

To find out how many individual gloves the merchant bought, we first need to determine how many pairs of gloves were purchased and then convert that to individual gloves. 1. The merchant bought 30 dozen pairs of gloves. Since one dozen equals 12, we calculate the total number of pairs: \[ 30 \text{ dozen} \times 12 \text{ pairs/dozen} = 360 \text{ pairs} \] 2. Each pair of gloves consists of 2 individual gloves. Therefore, to find the total number of individual gloves, we multiply the number of pairs by 2: \[ 360 \text{ pairs} \times 2 \text{ gloves/pair} = 720 \text{ gloves} \] Thus, the merchant bought a total of **720 individual gloves**.