elizabert has a box of shirts.1/2 of the shirts are small,2/5of the shirts are medium, and 5 shirts are large. how many shirts are in box?

1/2 + 2/5 = 9/10

so, the remaining 1/10 are large

1/10 x = 5
x = 50

Let x = total number of shirts

0.5x + 0.4x + 5 = x

0.9x + 5 = x

5 = 0.1x

5/0.1 = x

50 = x

To find the total number of shirts in the box, we need to add up the number of small, medium, and large shirts.

First, let's calculate the number of small shirts. We know that 1/2 of the shirts are small. To find this, we can multiply the total number of shirts by 1/2. Since we don't know the total number of shirts, let's represent it as "x".

Number of small shirts = (1/2) * x

Next, let's calculate the number of medium shirts. We know that 2/5 of the shirts are medium. Similar to the previous calculation, we can multiply the total number of shirts by 2/5.

Number of medium shirts = (2/5) * x

We are also given that there are 5 large shirts.

Number of large shirts = 5

To find the total number of shirts, we add up the number of small, medium, and large shirts.

Total number of shirts = Number of small shirts + Number of medium shirts + Number of large shirts

Total number of shirts = (1/2) * x + (2/5) * x + 5

Simplifying the equation, we find that:

Total number of shirts = (5x + 4x + 50) / 10

Total number of shirts = (9x + 50) / 10

Since we don't have the exact values for the number of small or medium shirts, we cannot determine the exact total number of shirts in the box.