Question

There are two factories in the town of lemming factory a has 4 times as many workers as factory B. factory a has 1160 workers . how many workers does factors b have

a. 5,800
b.1,450
c. is wrong
d.290

Answer 1

290
divide 1160 by 4 using a calculator

Answer 2

Factory B has 290 workers.

Explanation:

In order to answer the question, you can use an equation that represents the statement.

For example, let A be the workers of Factory A and B the workers of Factory B.

You have to write the statement as an equation. For the given statement is known that Factory A has 4 times as many workers as Factory B. It can be expressed as an equality (because it says "has 4 times as many as")

A = 4B

But A=1160

Replace the value of A in the equation:

1160 = 4B

Now you have to find the value of B. Dividing each side of the equation by 4:

`(1160)/(4) = (4B)/(4)  \\B = 290`