Question

Wanda has three times more shirts than her brother, Will. The equation a = 3b, where a represents the number of shirts Wanda has, and b represents the number of shirts Will has, shows this relationship. If Wanda has 24 shirts, how many shirts does Will have?

Answer 1

8 shirts

Explanation:

Answer 2

8 shirts

Explanation:

Given the equation a = 3b, where

a = the number of shirts Wanda has

b = the number of shirts Wanda's brother (Will) has

Hence if Wanda has 24 shirts then

24 = 3b

Divide both sides by 3

24/3 = b

b = 8 shirts

Will has 8 shirts.