In a basketball game, Jane and Francine made 20 baskets. Jane scored 4 times as many baskets as Francine. How many baskets did Jane score?

Answer 1

You need to write an equation that fits the story.

X= the number of baskets that Francine makes

4X = the number of baskets that Jane makes since she made 4 times as many as Francine

Together, they made a total of 20 baskets. Therefore the equation is

X+4X = 20

Solve for X

5X = 20

Divide each side by 5

5X/5 = 20/5

X = 4

So Francine made 4 baskets and Jane made 4 x 4 or 16 baskets.

We can check our answer because 4 + 16 = 20.

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