Manny collected 4 times as many shells than Cameron together the collected 40 how many shells did manny collect jdhhtfhkjgddyjjhhjfsdgjj

Respuesta :

1) Make an equation:

[tex]4x + x = 40[/tex]

Where x represents the unknown amount (the number of shells)

2) Solve for x

[tex]5x = 40[/tex]

Combine the x's

[tex]x = 8[/tex]

Divide 40 by 5 to get X alone

3) Answer:

Manny collected 32 seashells, while Cameron only collected 8