Question

There are 4 times as many monkeys as elephants at the zoo. If the totAl number of monkeys and elephants is 35, how many monkeys Are there?

Answer 1

Let's call the number of elephants x.
x+4x=35
5x=35
x=7
So there are 7 elephants. There are four times as many monkeys.
7×4=28
There are 28 monkeys.

Answer 2

There are 28 monkeys