Question

Mieko has 4 times as many pencils as Holden. Holden has 8 pencils.

How many pencils, p, does Mieko have?

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Answer 1

Mieko has 32 pencils.

Explanation:

Let M be Mieko's number of pencils, and H will be Holden's number of pencils.

"Mieko has 4 times as many pencils as Holden."

Can be written as: M = 4H

"Holden has 8 pencils."

Can be written as H = 8

We know that M = 4H, and now that H = 8, therefore:

M = 4*(8)

M = 32 pencils

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