Question

Policeman A and Policeman B hand out 70 speeding tickets. If Policeman A hands out 4 times as many speeding tickets as Policeman B, how many tickets did Policeman A hand out?

a) 10
b) 20
c) 40
d) 60

Answer 1

Policeman A handed out 60 tickets. Therefore, Policeman A handed out 4 times as many tickets as Policeman B, which is 4*14 = 56 tickets.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the number of tickets handed out by Policeman B be x.

According to the problem, Policeman A hands out 4 times as many speeding tickets as Policeman B. So, the number of tickets handed out by Policeman A will be 4x.

Together, Policeman A and Policeman B hand out 70 speeding tickets. So, we can write the equation:

x + 4x = 70

Combining like terms, we get:

5x = 70

Dividing both sides by 5, we get:

x = 14

Therefore, Policeman A handed out 4 times as many tickets as Policeman B, which is 4*14 = 56 tickets.

Therefore, the correct answer is d) 60.