Question

An order comes in to Extreme Skate Co. for 56 pairs of its most popular skate shoes, including 14 pairs of grey. The order calls for 4 times as many hot pink pairs as red pairs, and 3 more pairs of black than grey. How many pairs of hot pink shoes were ordered?

Answer 1

20 pairs of hot pink

Explanation:

After the 14 pairs of grey and 17 pairs of black are subtracted from the order, we find there are 25 pairs of skates that can be divided into groups of 4 hot pink and 1 red. There can be 5 such groups of 5 skates, so there are ...

5 × 4 = 20 hot pink pairs of skates.

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The remainder of the order is ...

5 pairs of red

14 pairs of grey

17 pairs of black (3 more than of grey)