Question

Quiana has 5 times more text messages from Yolanda than from Pierre. Quiana has 45 text messages from Yolanda. Which equation can be used to find how many text messages Quiana has from Pierre, p? A. 5 + p = 45 B. 45p = 5 C. 5p = 45 D. 45 + p = 5

Answer 1

Option C.

Explanation:

Quiana has 45 text messages from Yolanda.

Text messages from Pierre = p

It is given that Quiana has 5 times more text messages from Yolanda than from Pierre.

It can be written as

Therefore, the correct option is C.

Answer 2

Option C.

Explanation:

Quiana has 45 text messages from Yolanda.

Text messages from Pierre = p

It is given that Quiana has 5 times more text messages from Yolanda than from Pierre.

`\text{Text messages from Yolanda}=5* \text{Text messages from Pierre}`

`45=5* p`

It can be written as

`5p=45`

Therefore, the correct option is C.