Zoey had 2 boxes of shirts. Each box contained an equal number of shirts. After selling 6 shirts, she had 14 shirts left. How many shirts were there in each box initially?

Question

10
4
6
20

Answer 1

Let's denote the number of shirts in each box as \( x \). Since Zoey had 2 boxes, the total number of shirts initially is:

\[ 2x \]

After selling 6 shirts, she had 14 shirts left. Therefore, we can write the equation:

\[ 2x - 6 = 14 \]

Now, we'll solve this equation for \( x \):

1. Add 6 to both sides:

\[ 2x = 14 + 6 \] \[ 2x = 20 \]

2. Divide both sides by 2:

\[ x = \frac{20}{2} \] \[ x = 10 \]

Thus, there were 10 shirts in each box initially.

The correct answer is:

10