Question

Mike and Alice recycled 147 bottles altogether. Mike recycled 6 times as many bottles as Alice. How many bottles did Alice recycle?

Answer 1

Answer:

The number of bottles recycle by Alice is 21.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Mike and Alice recycled 147 bottles altogether. Mike recycled 6 times as many bottles as Alice.

Now, to find the quantity of bottles Alice recycle.

Let the number of bottles recycle by Alice = $x$.

And the number of bottles recycled by Mike = $6x$.

So, according to question:

$x+6x=147$

⇒$7x=147$

Dividing both sides by 7 we get:

⇒$x=21$.

Therefore, the number of bottles recycle by Alice is 21.