Question
alice folded a piece of paper into 12 equal squares and colored them. She had 3 times as many red parts as green parts and 2 more yellow parts than blue parts. How many parts did she have of eeach color?
Answers
Nicole
There are 3 yellow parts, 1 blue parts, 2 green parts and 6 red parts.
Ms. Sue
She could have had 1 green, 3 red, 3 blue, and 5 yellow.
Or -- 2 green, 6 red, 1 blue, and 3 yellow.
Or -- 2 green, 6 red, 1 blue, and 3 yellow.
Nicole
go ms. sue!
do you know anything about calculus?
do you know anything about calculus?
Ms. Sue
Sorry, Nicole -- I never took calculus! My math knowledge stops about 7th grade.
Nicole
yeah mine too lol