Question

Fred's frog jumped 7 times as far as Al's frog. The two fogs jumped a total of 56

inches. How far did Fred's frog jump?

Answer 1

7x8=56 that is how much they jumped in total

Answer 2

7x+x=56

8x=56

(divide by 8) x=7

So al's frog jumped 7 inches and freds frog jumped 7 times that which is 49 inches, equalling 56 inches altogether:)