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Tim has 74 socks, all in pairs. He has 1 more pair of white socks than black socks. How many individual socks of each color does he have?

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The number of black and white socks Tim has is :

  • Black = 36
  • Black = 36White = 38

Let the Number of white and black socks be x and y respectively.

Hence, Total number of socks can be expressed Mathematically as :

x + y = 74 - - - (1)

Since, he has 1 pair (2) more white Than black socks ;then

Number of white socks = 1 + number of black socks

x = 2 + y - - - (2)

Therefore ;

2 + y + y = 74

2 + 2y = 74

2y = 74 - 2

2y = 72

y = 72 / 2

y = 36

x = 2 + y

x = 2 + 36

x = 38

Black socks = 36

Black socks = 36White socks = 38

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