SOLUTION: Please help me with this question: A singer has twice as many pants as pairs of shoes in her wardrobe and three halves as many t-shirts as pants. What is the least number of clothi
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Question 550721: Please help me with this question: A singer has twice as many pants as pairs of shoes in her wardrobe and three halves as many t-shirts as pants. What is the least number of clothing items she must have in her wardrobe in order to make a different shoes, pants, and t-shirt combination each day of the year?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
p=2s
p=3t/2
p*s*t>=365
p>= 8
s=p/2
t=1.5p
if p=8
then s=4
and t=12
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