Question

sylvia went on a trip. The number of shirts she packed was 2 fewer than twice the number of pants she packed. The total number of pairs of pants and shirts was 16

Answer 1

She packed 6 pairs of pants and 10 shirts.

Explanation:

Say the number of pants is x. Then, the number of pants is 2x-2. Now you have the equation:

x+ (2x-2)=16

Solving this equation gives x=6.

Therefore, she packed 6 pairs of pants and 10 shirts.