Question

12. Last month, a store sold a total of 182 pairs of jeans and shorts. The

number of shorts sold was 28 fewer than twice the number of jeans sold.
How many pairs of jeans were sold?
C. 105
A 51
D. 112
B. 70

Answer 1

B. 70

Step-by-step explanation:

A total of 182 pairs of jeans and shorts were sold and the number of shorts sold was 28 fewer than twice the number of jeans. This can be expressed with j being the number of jeans as:

j2 - 28 = number of shorts

As the number of shorts is 28 lower than twice the number of jeans, this means it can not be C or D, as these numbers are larger than 182 when doubled. The process of elimination can be done with the remaining using our equation.

51(2) - 28 = 102 - 28 = 74
70(2) - 28 = 140 - 28 = 112

Now that we have the number of shorts sold by using the equation, we can add them with what number was used as their number of jeans.

74 + 51 = 125
112 + 70 = 182

So the number of jeans sold is B. 70.