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Julie has four times as many pairs of shoes as her brother. Together they have 15 pairs of shoes. How many pairs of shoes do they each have?

User TMSCH
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Answer:

7.5

Step-by-step:

Julie: ?

Her brother: ?

Total number: 15

So: 15 divided to julie and her brother-

There for 15 divide by 2 is 7.5

7.5+7.5=15

User Sumit Aggarwal
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Answer:

60 pairs of shoes

Explanation:

To find the answer, multiply 4x15. The words four times as many mean to do the operation of multiplication. 4x15= 60 So finally, each have 60 pairs of shoes.

i hope this helped:)

User Sujan Thakare
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