Question

In August, Emily's Clothing Store sold 98 long sleeve shirts with the ratio of short sleeve to long sleeve being 3:7. How many short sleeves were sold?

Answer 1

the number of short sleeves sold is 42

Explanation:

The computation of the number of short sleeves sold is shown below:

Given that

The clothing store sold 98 long sleeve shirts

And, the ratio of short sleeve to long sleeve is 3:7

So, the number of short sleeves sold is

= 98 × 3 ÷ 7

= 42

Hence, the number of short sleeves sold is 42