Question

Of 216 stamps that Savannah and her brother collected, Savannah collected 5 times as many stamps as her brother. How many did each collect

Answer 1

Savannah collected 180 stamps and her brother collected 36 stamps

Explanation:

Let

x = number of stamps Savannah brother collected

Savannah collected 5 times as many stamps as her brother, then

5x = number of stamps Savannah collected.

Total number of stamps = 216, then

`x+5x=216\\ \\6x=216\\ \\x=(216)/(6)\\ \\x=36\\ \\5x=5\cdot 36=180`