Question

Two girls caught 25 frogs. lisa caught four times as many as jen did. how many frogs did jen catch?

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

4x+x=25

5x=25

X=25/5

=5Answer

Answer 2

Given - Total number of frogs

Find - Number of frogs Jen caught

Solution - Let there be x number of frogs caught by Jen. So, the number of frogs caught be Lisa will be: 4x.

Representing given information in mathematical equation -

4x + x = 25

Performing addition

5x = 25

Shifting 5 to Right Hand Side

x = 25/5

Performing division

x = 5

So, Jen caught 5 frogs.