Question

The Brown family has many pairs of athletic shoes. They counted ppp pairs all together. They decided to give away 666 pairs, because they had outgrown them. After giving 666 pairs away, the Brown family still has 111111 pairs of athletic shoes remaining. Write an equation to describe this situation. How many pairs of shoes did the Brown family start with?

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation: P is how much in all

6 is what is taken away.

P minus 6 = 11

P - 6 = 11

How many pairs did they start with?

6 + 11 = 17

ANSWER: 17                           Proof : instead of P put 17:   17 - 6 = 11