Question

Leo and Lucy are making friendship bracelets. Leo has five times more beads than Lucy.

The equation given below shows this relationship, where p represents the number of beads Leo has, and q represents the number of beads Lucy has.



If Leo has 50 beads, how many beads does Lucy have?
A.
250
B.
9
C.
10
D.
45

Answer 1

Lucy has 10 beads

Explanation:

If Leo has 50 beads, you would need to divide by 5 to get to 10. Because Leo has 5 times more than Lucy. So the answer is C. 10.

Answer 2

C. 10

Explanation:

10 x 5 = 50

remember Leo has five times more beads than Lucy.

If Leo has 50 beads, 50 divided by 5 = 10