Question

cindy recycled 54 pounds of paper . She recycled 9 times as many pounds of paper as Monica . Write an equation that can be used to find m, the number of pounds of paper Monica recycled . Then solve the equation to find the number of pounds of paper Monica recycled.

Answer 1

9x = 54

Monica recycled 6 pounds of paper.

Explanation:

We are given that Cindy recycled 54 pounds of paper which are 9 times as many pounds of paper as Monica.

Assuming that Monica recycled
`x` pounds of paper, we can write an equation.

`9 x = 5 4`

Finding
`x` to know the number of pounds of paper Monica recycled.

`x = \frac { 5 4 } { 9 }`

x = 6

Monica recycled 6 pounds of paper.

Answer 2

Equation:
`54=9m`

Monica recycled 6 pounds.

Explanation:

You know that Cindy recycled 54 pounds of paper and this is 9 times as many pounds as Monica.

Then, let be "m" the number of pounds of paper Monica recycled. Therefore, you can set up the following equation:

`54=9m`

To solve the equation you need to solve for "m". Then, you need to divide both sides of the equation by 9:

`(54)/(9)=(9m)/(9)\\6=m`

Monica recycled 6 pounds of paper.