Question

Chris made four times as many putts as Paul made at golf practice. Together, they made 60 putts. How do you find the number of putts Paul made?

Answer 1

Paul got 12 putts.

Explanation:

Let's give the number of putts Paul made the value of `P` and the number of putts Chris made the value of `C`/

We know Chris got four times as many putts as Paul, so `C=4P`

Also, we know their combined score is 60.

Therefore, `4P+P=60`

`4P+P=5P`

`5P=60`

`(cancel(5)P)/cancel(5)=P=60/5=12`

So, Paul got 12 putts.

Answer 2

Let, the number of putts Paul made be `x`
Then, the number of putts Chris made would be `4x`
Given-
`4x+x=60`
It is easy to solve
`5x=60`
Divide both sides by 5
`(cancel5 x)/(cancel5) = (cancel60^12)/(cancel(5^1)`
So,
`x=12`
`therefore` Paul made 12 putts