Question

1. Nancy has two pair of shoes for every four pair of

socks. If she owns 14 pair of socks, how many pairs of
shoes does Nancy have?​

Answer 1

Nancy has 6 pairs of shoes. In fact, 4 fits 3 times into 14, and every time she tallies 4 pair of socks, she buys 2 pairs of shoes. If we number the socks from 1 to 14, we have:

1. Socks from 1 to 4 --> 2 pairs of shoes
2. Socks from 5 to 8 --> 2 pairs of shoes
3. Socks from 9 to 12 --> 2 pairs of shoes

The remaining pair of socks (13 and 14) are not enough to buy any more shoes!

Answer 2

7 i think...

Explanation:

because the ratio is 2 to 1 and 14 to 7 fits the equation