Malik has 4 times as many tennis balls as Peter. The total number of tennis balls Malik has is 20. If x represents the number of tennis balls Peter has, write an equation to represent the situation.
Peter has X tennis balls.
Malik has 4x.
4x = 20.
Let's denote the number of tennis balls Peter has as x.
According to the problem, Malik has 4 times as many tennis balls as Peter. This means that Malik has 4x tennis balls.
The total number of tennis balls Malik has is 20. Therefore, we can write the equation:
4x = 20
To write an equation that represents the situation, let's start by assigning a variable to the number of tennis balls Peter has. We'll use x for this variable.
Given that Malik has 4 times as many tennis balls as Peter, we can write an equation that relates their quantities. Since the total number of tennis balls Malik has is 20, we can express this in terms of Peter's quantity.
The equation can be written as:
4 * x = 20
In this equation, 4 represents the ratio of the number of tennis balls Malik has to the number Peter has (4 times as many), and x represents the number of tennis balls Peter has.
To solve this equation for x, divide both sides of the equation by 4:
(4 * x) / 4 = 20 / 4
x = 5
So, the equation that represents the situation is 4 * x = 20.
If Peter has x tennis balls, then
Malik has 4x tennis balls
but we are told
4x = 20