Question

Jenny spent $16 on new t-shirts if each shirt cost the same whole dollar amount how many could she have bought

Answer 1

Answer: 1, 2, 4, 8 or 16 t-shirts.

Explanation:

1. To solve this problem you can find the factor pairs of 16.

2. By definition, factor pairs are two whole numbers that are multiplied to obtained a determined product.

3. Therefore, keeping the information above on mind, you must write the factor pairs whose product is 16. You have:

- She could have bought 1 t-shirt with a cost of $16:

`1*16=16`

- She could have bought 2 t-shirts, each one with a cost of $8:

`2*8=16`

- She could have bought 4 t-shirts, each one with a cost of $4:

`4*4=16`

- She could have bought 8 t-shirts, each one with a cost of $2:

`8*2=16`

- She could have bought 16 t-shirts, each one with a cost of $1:

`16*1=16`