Question

Diego has 4times as many autographed baseballs as Melanie has. Diego has 24 autographed baseballs does Melanie have?

Answer 1

24 divided by 4 is 6
Melanie has 6

Answer 2

Let

x----------> number of autographed baseballs Diego has

y----------> number of autographed baseballs Melanie has

we know that

$x=4y$

equation $1$

$x=24$

equation $2$

equate equation $2$ and equation $1$

$4y=24\\\\ y=\frac{24}{4} \\\\ y=6$

therefore

the answer is

$6$ autographed baseballs