Question

cindy recycled 54 pounds of paper . She recycled 9 times as many pounds of paper as Monica . Write an equation that can be used to find m, the number of pounds of paper Monica recycled . Then solve the equation to find the number of pounds of paper Monica recycled.

Answer 1

Answer:

9x = 54

Monica recycled 6 pounds of paper.

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given that Cindy recycled 54 pounds of paper which are 9 times as many pounds of paper as Monica.

Assuming that Monica recycled $x$ pounds of paper, we can write an equation.

$9 x = 5 4$

Finding $x$ to know the number of pounds of paper Monica recycled.

$x = \frac { 5 4 } { 9 }$

x = 6

Monica recycled 6 pounds of paper.

Answer 2

Answer:

Equation: $54=9m$

Monica recycled 6 pounds.

Step-by-step explanation:

You know that Cindy  recycled 54 pounds of paper and this is 9 times as many pounds as Monica.

Then, let be "m" the number of pounds of paper Monica recycled. Therefore, you can set up the following equation:

$54=9m$

To solve the equation you need to solve for "m". Then, you need to divide both sides of the equation by 9:

$\frac{54}{9}=\frac{9m}{9}\\6=m$

Monica recycled 6 pounds of paper.