Sara bought some 6-penny nails and some 10-penny nails at ace hardware. She bought 2 more 6-penny nails than she did 10-penny nails. She had a total of 8 nails. How many 6-penny and 10 penny nails did sara purchase?

5 6-penni nails & 3 10-pennie nails

Idk, tbh

Let's solve this problem step by step:

1. Let's assume that Sara bought "x" 6-penny nails.
2. Since Sara bought 2 more 6-penny nails than 10-penny nails, she bought "x - 2" 10-penny nails.
3. From the given information, we know that Sara had a total of 8 nails. Therefore, the equation becomes: x + (x - 2) = 8.
4. Simplifying the equation, we have: 2x - 2 = 8.
5. Adding 2 to both sides of the equation, we get: 2x = 10.
6. Dividing both sides of the equation by 2, we find: x = 5.

Therefore, Sara bought 5 6-penny nails and 5 - 2 = 3 10-penny nails.