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Megan has 99 photos on her phone. John has p photos on his phone. If Megan has 9 times as many photos on her phone as John, write and solve an equation to find how many photos John has on his phone can someone help plssss

Megan has 99 photos on her phone. John has p photos on his phone. If Megan has 9 times-example-1
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Answer:

John has 11 photos on his phone

Explanation:

Equations

Megan has 99 photos on her phone and John has p photos on his phone. It's given Megan has 9 times as many photos on her phone as John has. This leads to the following equation:

99 = 9p

Dividing by 9:

p = 99/9 = 11

John has 11 photos on his phone

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