Sarahd456
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  • 01-11-2016
  • Mathematics
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A bag contains 56 marbles ,some red ,some yellow ,some blue,there are half as many red as blue and eight more yellow than red .how many of each color are there?

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Hanihan
Hanihan Hanihan
  • 01-11-2016
Let red marbles be x.

Blue : 2x
Red : x
Yellow : x+8

2x + x + x + 8 = 56
4x = 48
x = 12

Red marbles: 12
Blue : 24
Yellow: 20
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