For each pair of tennis shoes jayla owns, she owns 4 pairs of flip flops. if jayla has 9 more pairs of flip flops than tennis shoes, how many pairs of flip flops does she have? how many pairs of tennis shoes?

There are 12 pairs of tennis shoes.

Step-by-step explanation:

Since we have given that

For each pair of tennis shoes , she owns 4 pairs of flip flops,

so their ratio will be 1:4

Let the number of tennis shoes be x

Let the number of flip flops be 4x

According to question,

4x-x=9

3x=9

x=\frac{9}{3}

x=3

So, the number of pairs of tennis shoes is given by

Hence, there are 12 pairs of tennis shoes.

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