A lady sold 3 times more red shirts then gray

Elleanor Mckenzie

Elleanor Mckenzie

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2021-08-17

A lady sold 3 times more red shirts then gray shirts. She sold 196 shirts altogether. How many red shirts did she sell?

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nitruraviX

nitruraviX

Skilled2021-08-18Added 101 answers

Let the amount of gray shirts sold be x. Then the amount of red shirts would be 3x.
x+3x=196
4x=196
x=49
To find the amount of red shirts substitute x=49 to 3x
3×49=147

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