At the dog show,there 4 times as many boxers as spaniels. If there are a total of 30 dogs, how many dogs are spaniels? (help!!)

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Mithrax · Answer 1 · 2018-09-24T07:48:20+0000

let x represent the number of spaniels

4x + x = 30
combine like terms

5x = 30
divide each side by 5

x = 6

There are 6 spaniels.