Question

PLES HELP ME June knits scarves and hats for kids in her community. She has knitted six less than twice as many hats as scarves, and she has made a total of 78 items. How many hats has she knitted?

Answer 1

Let x = hats she knitted

Less than means to subtract and it’s an order switcher so it would be

2x - 6 = 78

First step: Add six to both sides -6 + 6 = 0 6 + 78 = 84

2x - 6 = 78
+ 6. +6

2x = 84

Second step: Divide the coefficient on both sides, two is the coefficient

2x/2 = x
2/84 = 42

Therefore, the answer is x= 42