Question

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13. Write, solve, and check an equation to answer each question below:
On Monday, Irina sends six times as many text messages as Bjorn. Bjorn sends b
messages. Irina sends 72 messages. How many messages does Bjorn send? Hint:
Use a MULTIPLICATION equation!

Answer 1

Answer:

Bjorn sends 12 messages.

Step-by-step explanation:

Bjorn sends b messages, while Irina sends six times as many messages as Bjorn, which means that Irina sends 6b messages. We also know that Irina sends 72 messages. Therefore, 6b must be equal to 72. If 6b = 72, b = 72/6, which simplifies to b being equal to 12.

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