x + 4x = 25
5x = 25
x = 5 tigers
there are 25 monkeys and tigers in a zoo. There are 4 times as many monkeys as tigers. How many monkeys are there?
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This can be rewritten as ms sue said, x+4x. x Is representing the animals, therefore, 4x represents the monkeys. This can be simplified to 5x=25. Then if you divide to isolate the x, you get 5 Tigers....