Question

Chelsea has 11 times as many art brushes as monique. If they have 60 art brushes altoghether, how many brushes does chelsea have?

Answer 1

Answer : Monique has 5 art brushes and Chelsea has 55 art brushes.

Explanation:

Let number of art brushes Monique has = x

Let number of art brushes Chelsea has = 11x

According to question ,

⇒ 11x+x= 60

⇒ 12x=60

⇒ x=
`(60)/(12)`

So, the number of art brushes monique has 5

and the number of art brushes Chelsea has = 11× 5= 55