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A classroom fish tank contains x goldfish. The tank contains 4 times as many guppies as goldfish. En

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A classroom fish tank contains x goldfish. The tank contains 4 times as many guppies as goldfish. Enter an equation that represents the total number of guppies, y, in the fish tank.

The phrase 4 times as many means we multiply the goldfish (x) by 4 to get the number of guppies (y):
y = 4x
 
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