Question

Write an equation for the following word problem. Use m for the number of monkeys and e for the number of elephants.

In a zoo, there are 5 times as many monkeys as there are elephants. How many monkeys are there? Thanks!

Answer 1

e*5 = m

there are 5 times less elephants ars there are monkeys

Answer 2

m = monkeys

e = elephants

there are 5 times as many monkeys as elephants so to find the number of monkeys the equation would be:

m = 5e