Question
Meredith picked 4 times as many green peppers as red peppers. If she picked a total of 20 peppers, how many green peppers did she pick?
Answers
Ms. Sue
x + 4x = 20
5x = 20
x = 4
She picked 4 red peppers.
5x = 20
x = 4
She picked 4 red peppers.
Josh
16
Anonymous
Jane picked 4 times as many green peppers as red peppers of she picked a total of 20 peppers how many green peppers did she pick ?
Keyshawn
4 red peppers
Brooklyn
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!
Jose casillas
16
Isabelle
Some thing times something plus 4 times something eguels 20
Anonymous
If the question is asking how many green peppers did she pick how come everyone is saying she picked 4 RED peppers??
Ash
16
Jose
The anwser is 16green peppers
Tony
16
Emma
It is 16 not 4.It says how many GREEN peppers did she pick.
Answer:16 green peppers
Example:4 times n=20
4 times 5=20
4 times 4=16
16 green peppers
Answer:16 green peppers
Example:4 times n=20
4 times 5=20
4 times 4=16
16 green peppers
Anonymous
The answer is 16 green peppers because 4 times 4 equals 16 so there where 4 red peppers and 16 green peppers because 16 plus 4 equals 20