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

4x4=16 16+4=20

16

20

To find out how many green peppers Meredith picked, let's set up a system of equations based on the information given.

Let's assume the number of red peppers Meredith picked is "x".
According to the problem, she picked 4 times as many green peppers as red peppers. Therefore, the number of green peppers she picked is 4x.

The total number of peppers Meredith picked is 20, so we can write the equation:
x + 4x = 20

Combining like terms, we get:
5x = 20

To solve for x, divide both sides of the equation by 5:
x = 4

So, Meredith picked 4 red peppers.

To find the number of green peppers, substitute the value of x back into our equation:
4x = 4 * 4 = 16

Therefore, Meredith picked 16 green peppers.