Question

there are 4 times as many alligators as crocodiles.if the total number of alligators and crocodiles is 40 how many aligators are there?

Answer 1

Let's have crocodiles be x. And alligators need to be 4x.

x + 4x = 40
5x = 40
x = 8

8 crocodiles and 32 alligators.

Answer: 32 alligators

Answer 2

32.

4 x 8 = 32
32 + 8 = 40