Neil212 Neil212

14-07-2014
Mathematics

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The shoe store has twice as many black shoes as it does brown shoes. The total number of shoes is 66. How many brown shoes are there?

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ertb123 ertb123

14-07-2014

x=number of brown shoes
2x=number of black shoes (twice as many black shoes as brown shoes)
so x+2x=66
add like terms 3x=66
solve for x by dividing 3; x=22
so there are 22 brown shoes and 44 black shoes (2 x 22= 44)

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aymanagabain aymanagabain

05-03-2021

Answer:

there is 22 brown shoes

Step-by-step explanation:

44 black shoes and 22 brown

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