Question

Xander collected four times as many stamps as his cousin.If xander collected 60 stamps,then how many did his cousin collect What is the variable and the Equation

Answer 1

Answer:the number of stamps that his cousin collected is 20. The variable is x which represents number of stamps. The equation is

4x = 60

Explanation:

Let x represent the number of stamps that his cousin collected.

Xander collected four times as many stamps as his cousin. This means that the number of stamps that Xander collected is 4x

If xander collected 60 stamps, then it means that

4x = 60

x = 60/4 = 20 stamps