We have that :
• Todd ,4x
,• Erie, x
,• The variable, x ,is the number of fish.
,• The total was ,75, fish.
Then, we have:
[tex]x+4x=4x+x=75[/tex]With this equation, we can represent how many fish they caught (option B).
We can check this.
[tex]x+4x=75\Rightarrow5x=75\Rightarrow\frac{5}{5}x=\frac{75}{5}\Rightarrow x=15[/tex]In this way, Todd caught 60 (15*4) and Erie 15 (both 75).
