A few days ago
lindsey

Help plleeaaassseee with my math problem!?

Well actually its a guess-and-check problem but all i need is the title for each column. Ok the problem is:

Alex hangs each pair of pants and each shirt on a seperate hanger. He has 51 hangers in his closet all holding clothes. Every time he buys 1 pair of pants he also buys 2 shirts. How many shirts does Alex own?

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A few days ago
Mark

Favorite Answer

17 pants, 34 shirts
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A few days ago
biancabass83
Alexs’ Closet

Pants Shirts Total

Hangers 1 2 3

Total Hangers 3

Every time Alex buys a pair of pants and his shirts, add it to the chart. By doing three columns and two rows you will be able to see what he buys and how many. At the end you will be able to see the amount of hangers used total, and how many used for each item. 51 divided by 3 equals 17 shopping trips, so you will have to do this 17 times, in the end you will have the exact amount of shirts you need.

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