A sporting goods store manager ordered twice as many pairs of basketball shoes as tennis shoes He ordered 96 in all How many pairs of each did he order?

He ordered 64 pairs of Basketball shoes and 32 pairs of tennis shoes.

To figure it out:

x = # pairs of tennis shoes

therefore 2x = # pairs of basketball shoes

x + 2x = 96

therefore 3x = 96

96/3 = 32

x = 32