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Jessie has 4 times as many erasers as Sam. Together they have 40 erasers.How many erasers does Jessie have?

Jessie has 4 times as many erasers as Sam. Together they have 40 erasers.How many erasers does Jessie have?
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Jessie has 4 times as many erasers as Sam. Together they have 40 erasers.How many erasers does Jessie have?

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Jessie=4x Sam=x and a total of 40. So 4x+x=40. 5x=40, 40/5 is x=8. So if Sam has 8, then Jessie has 4(8)=32. & 32+8=40
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