Tammy spoke on her cell phone four times as long as Jimmy. J immy spoke 35 minutes. Write an equation that could be used to show how long TAmmy spoke ?

Question

Using the equation, how long did Tammy speak on her cell phone.

Answer 1

Let x=time Jimmy spent talking on his cell phone

     y=time Tammy spent talking on her cell phone

Eq.:  Tammy spoke 4 times longer than Jimmy

        y=4x

With x=35mins:   y=4(35)=140mins