Question

Martha and Steve have 85 colored pencils if Martha has 4 times as many as Steve how many does Steve have

Answer 1

Steve has 340 colored pencils , that was pretty easy

Answer 2

Alright, lets get started.

Suppose Steve have number of pencils = x

Martha has 4 times as many as Steve

Hence, Martha have number of pencils = 4 x

So, total number of pencils they both have
`= x + 4x`

So, total number of pencils they both have
`= 5 x`

As per given in question, number of total pencils are 85.

So,

`5x = 85`

Dividing 5 in both sides

`(5x)/(5) = (85)/(5)`

`x = 17`

It means setve have 17 pencils

Martha has pencils =
`4 * 17 = 68`

Steve has 17 and Martha has 68 pencils. : Answer

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