Question

some students compared how many pairs of boots they own. pairs of boots how many students are there in all? students

Explanation:

Step1: Count students per boot count

0: 1, 1: 3, 2: 6, 3: 9, 4: 5, 5: 2

Step2: Sum all student counts

$1 + 3 + 6 + 9 + 5 + 2$

Step3: Calculate total

$1+3=4$; $4+6=10$; $10+9=19$; $19+5=24$; $24+2=26$

Answer:

26 students