Meredith picked 4 times as many green peppers as red peppers. If she picked a total of 20 peppers, how many green peppers did she pick?

16

x + 4x = 20

5x = 20

x = 4

She picked 4 red peppers.

It is 16 not 4.It says how many GREEN peppers did she pick.

Answer:16 green peppers
Example:4 times n=20
4 times 5=20
4 times 4=16
16 green peppers

Jane picked 4 times as many green peppers as red peppers of she picked a total of 20 peppers how many green peppers did she pick ?

4 red peppers

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!

16

Some thing times something plus 4 times something eguels 20

If the question is asking how many green peppers did she pick how come everyone is saying she picked 4 RED peppers??

16