Question

Lenox ironed of the shirts over the weekend. She plans to split the remainder of the work equally over the next 5 evenings. If Lenox has 40 shirts, how many shirts will she need to iron on Thursday and Friday? Do not include units in your answer.

Answer 1

Answer: 16

Step-by-step explanation:

Total shirts = 40

Number of evenings = 5

If we split the remainder of the work equally over the next 5 evenings.

then, the number of shirts she will need to iron on each evening = $\dfrac{40}{5}=8$

Number of shirts need to buy on Thursday and Friday = 2 (8) = 16

Hence, the number of shirts she need to iron on Thursday and Friday = 16