Chelsea had 11 times as many art brushes as Monique if they have 60 art brushes altogether, how many brushes does Chelsea have?

According to the problem, Chelsea had 11 times as many art brushes as Monique.

In total they have 60 are brushes.

Let’s write the equation first:

=> Chelsea = 11x, where x is equals to chelsea’s number of art brushes

=> Monique = X, where X is equals to monique’s brushes

=> Let’s solve for X

=> 11x + X = 60

=> Solve for X

=> 12x = 60

=> 12x / 12 = 60/12

=> x = 5

Chelsea has = 5 (11) = 55

Monique = 5