Question

Sophie has 60 pencils. the ratio of sharpened pencils to blunt pencils 4:1 how many sharpened pencils does Sophie have?

Answer 1

Answer:12

Step-by-step explanation:let sharpened pencils be 4x then blunt pencils = x

4x+x=60

5x=60

X=12

Answer 2

Answer:

Let sharpened pencil be 4x

blunt pencil be x

4x+x=60

5x=60

x=12