Question

Mrs hunt had 10 pencils together she and ms lyerly had 80 pencils. How many times as many pencils did ms lyerly have than ms hunt

Answer 1

Find find how many Ms. Lyerly had by subtracting the amount Mrs Hunt had from the total:

80 - 10 = 70

Ms. Lyerly had 70 pencils.

Divide her amount by Mrs. Hunt's amount to find how many times more:

70 / 10 = 7

Ms Lyerly has 7 times more pencils than Mrs. Hunt.