Question

Eleanor had 54 fossils in her collection she has 2 types of fossils in her collection sharks teeth and shell fossils she has 5 times shark teeth as shell fossils how many of each type of fossil does Eleanor have?

Answer 1

Eleanor has 45 shark teeth and 9 shells.

Explanation:

9(5)= 45

it states that she has 5 times as much shark teeth which means there are 9 shells, owing to the fact that 45+9 = 54.