Mr Anson made a walkway using 4times as many red bricks as grey bricks. He used a total of 80 bricks. How many red bricks did Mr Anson use?

Respuesta :

Answer: There are 64 red bricks to made a walkway.

Step-by-step explanation:

Since we have given that

Total number of bricks = 80

Let the number of grey bricks be x

Let the number of red bricks be 4x

According to question,

[tex]x+4x=80\\\\5x=80\\\\x=\frac{80}{5}\\\\x=16[/tex]

So, red bricks is given by

[tex]4\times x=4\times 16=64[/tex]

So, there are 64 red bricks to made a walkway.