Question

A clothing store sold three times as many shirts as pants. The difference in the sales was 800. How many of each were sold?

Answer 1

1200 shirts were sold.

400 pants were sold.

Explanation:

The ratio of shirts to pants sold = 3:1 (difference of 2)

800 ÷ 2 = 400

Ratio x 400 = 1200:400 (difference of 800)