Question

In August, Nancy's Clothing Store sold 266 shirts with the ratio of short sleeve to long sleeve being 4:10. How many short sleeve shirts were sold?

Answer 1

The number of short sleeve sold was 76

Explanation:

Let

x ----> the number of short sleeve sold

y ----> the number of long sleeve sold

we know that

`(x)/(y)=(4)/(10)`

`x=(4)/(10)y` -----> equation A

`x+y=266` -----> equation B

substitute equation A in equation B

`(4)/(10)y+y=266`

solve for y

`(14)/(10)y=266\\\\y=266(10)/14\\y=190`

Find the value of x

`x=(4)/(10)(190)=76`

therefore

The number of short sleeve sold was 76