Question

3. Jonny has 12 pairs of shoes, some are Nike and some are Adidas. He has 6 more pairs of Nikes than Adidas shoes. How many pairs of each shoe brand does he have?

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Answer 1

Jonny has 9 pairs of Nike shoes and 3 pairs of Adidas shoes, solved by setting up and solving a simple algebraic equation.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question asks us to determine the number of pairs of Nike and Adidas shoes Jonny has. To solve this, let's define x as the number of pairs of Adidas shoes. Since Jonny has 6 more pairs of Nikes than Adidas shoes, the number of pairs of Nikes will be x + 6. Jonny has a total of 12 pairs of shoes, which is the sum of pairs of Nikes and Adidas shoes, therefore:

x + (x + 6) = 12

2x + 6 = 12

Subtracting 6 from both sides, we have:

2x = 6

Dividing both sides by 2 gives:

x = 3

So Jonny has 3 pairs of Adidas shoes. Now, to find the number of pairs of Nikes:

x + 6 = 3 + 6

= 9

Therefore, Jonny has 9 pairs of Nike shoes and 3 pairs of Adidas shoes.

Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

let addicts be x and Nike be x+6

so ,

x+x+6=12

or,2x=6

or x=-3

now x+6=3+6=9

therefore he had 9 Nike and 3 Adidas