Question

Mark has 10 pens. Kate has 5 times as many pens as Mark.

Which equation below answers how many pens Kate has? (y = number of Kate's pens

10 = 5 × y

10 = 5 + y

y = 5 × 10

y = 10 ÷ 5

Answer 1

The third one, y = 5 x 10

Explanation:

y = number of Kate's pens, 5 = how many times more pens Kate has than Mark, and 10 = how many pens Mark has.