Step 1 : Let's review the information provided to us to answer the question correctly:
• Todd caught four times as many fish this year than Eric
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• Total of fishes Todd and Eric caught = 75
Step 2: Let's write the equation to solve this problem:
• Let x to represent the number of fishes caught by Eric
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• Let 4x to represent the number of fishes caught by Todd
x + 4x = 75
Now you can select the correct answer