Last weekend mandee collected four times as many shells as carron together they collected 40 shows how many shows in mandee collect right in equation to solve

Define x:

Let the number of shells Carron collected be x.
Carron = x
Mandee = 4x


Construct Equation and solve x:

x + 4x = 40
5x = 40
x = 8


Find the number Carron and Mandee have:

Carron = x = 8
Mandee = 4x = 4(8) = 32


Mandee collected 32 shells.