Question

Martha and Steve have 85 colored pencils if Martha has 4 times as many as Steve how many does Steve have

Answer 1

Alright, lets get started.

Suppose Steve have number of pencils = x

Martha has 4 times as many as Steve

Hence, Martha have number of pencils = 4 x

So, total number of pencils they both have $= x + 4x$

So, total number of pencils they both have $= 5 x$

As per given in question, number of total pencils are 85.

So,

$5x = 85$

Dividing 5 in both sides

$\frac{5x}{5} = \frac{85}{5}$

$x = 17$

It means setve have 17 pencils

Martha has pencils = $4 * 17 = 68$

Steve has 17 and Martha has 68 pencils. : Answer

Hope it will help :)

Answer 2

Steve has 340 colored pencils , that was pretty easy