Question

Carrie has 18 pens. Carrie has 2 more than 4
times the number of pens that Patricia has.
Exactly how many pens does Patricia have?

Answer 1

Answer: ( sorry I misread the problem)

I'm not sure what I'm supposed to be multiplying with

but I'll try my best

subtract 2 with 18 and divide 4 with the remaining

18 -2 = 16

then it  is 16/4= 4

Pat has a total of 4pens