SOLUTION: if 260 tons of sugar were shipped on thursday and this was four times as much as was shipped on wednesday, how many tons were shipped on wednesday?

Question 1062831: if 260 tons of sugar were shipped on thursday and this was four times as much as was shipped on wednesday, how many tons were shipped on wednesday?

Answer by Theo(13342) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let x equal the amount shipped on wednesday.
260 equal the amount shipped on thursday.

the amount shipped on thursday is equal to 4 times the amount shipped on wednesday.

you get 260 = 4x

solve for x to get x = 260/4 = 65.

that's your solution.

65 shipped on wednesday.
260 shipped on thursday.

amount shipped on thursday is equal to 260 / 65 = 4 times the amount shipped on wednesday.

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