Question

Diego has 4 times as many autographed baseballs as Melanie has. Diego has 24 autographed baseballs. How many autographed baseballs does Melanie have?

a. Melanie has 6 autographed baseballs.
b. Melanie has 12 autographed baseballs.
c. Melanie has 16 autographed baseballs.
d. Melanie has 96 autographed baseballs.

Answer 1

Melanie has 6 autographed baseballs.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how many autographed baseballs Melanie has, we can set up an equation. Let's say Melanie has x autographed baseballs. Since Diego has 4 times as many as Melanie, we can write the equation as 4x = 24. To solve for x, we divide both sides of the equation by 4, giving us x = 6. Therefore, Melanie has 6 autographed baseballs.