Kayla and Kylie picked 200 apples total. Kayla picked 1/4 of the apples that Kylie picked. How many apples did Kayla pick?
Use reasoning to answer the following question.
40
Let x be the number of apples Kylie picked.

Kayla picked (1 / 4)x apples.

200 = x + (1 / 4)x.

200 = (5 / 4)x.

200(4 / 5) = 160 = x apples.

Kayla picked (1 / 4)(160) = 40 apples.

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The final answer: 40