Question

Mike and Alice recycled 147 bottles altogether. Mike recycled 6 times as many bottles as Alice. How many bottles did Alice recycle?

Answer 1

The number of bottles recycle by Alice is 21.

Explanation:

Given:

Mike and Alice recycled 147 bottles altogether. Mike recycled 6 times as many bottles as Alice.

Now, to find the quantity of bottles Alice recycle.

Let the number of bottles recycle by Alice =
`x`.

And the number of bottles recycled by Mike =
`6x`.

So, according to question:

`x+6x=147`

⇒
`7x=147`

Dividing both sides by 7 we get:

⇒
`x=21`.

Therefore, the number of bottles recycle by Alice is 21.