Martha and steve have 85 colored pencils if martha has 4 times as many as steve how many does steve have

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Suppose Steve have number of pencils = x

Martha has 4 times as many as Steve

Hence, Martha have number of pencils = 4 x

So, total number of pencils they both have

So, total number of pencils they both have

As per given in question, number of total pencils are 85.

So,

Dividing 5 in both sides

It means setve have 17 pencils

Martha has pencils =

Steve has 17 and Martha has 68 pencils. : Answer

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