Question

The winner of a jump rope contest jumped 4 times as long as the person who finished in fifth place. The fifth place finisher jump rope for 120 seconds. Which equation shows the total number of seconds the winner jumped rope?

Answer 1

Should be 480

4*120= 480

Answer 2

x= 4*120

Explanation:

The 5th place person jumped for 120 seconds

The 1st place jumped 4 times as long

So 120 times 4 = 480 seconds or 8 minutes