Question

the number of red beads sheila has is four times as many as the number of green beads she has.there are 75 red and green beads.how many red beads does sheila have

Answer 1

x - green beads
4x - red beads


`x+4x=75\\ 5x=75\\ x=15\\ \boxed{4x=60}`

Answer 2

75 divided by 5 = 15 so 15+15+15+15=60 she has 60 red beads and 15 green hope this helps