Question

Meredith sorted all 36 pairs of her shoes by type. She had 9 pairs of sandals, 6 pairs of boots, 3 pairs of dress shoes, and the rest were tennis shoes. If 1/6 of her tennis shoes are Nike brand, how many pairs of Nike's does she own? ​

Answer 1

the answer is 3 pairs of nike brand

Explanation:

all shoes=36

not a nike=18

subtract=18

18 of his shoes is tennis shoes

1/6 is nike brand

18 ÷ 1/6 = 3