Question
Patricia has a bag of 36 marbles. There are green, yellow, and purple marbles in the bag.
2/9 of the marbles are green.
5/12 of the marbles are yellow.
How many of the marbles in Patricia’s bag are purple?
2/9 of the marbles are green.
5/12 of the marbles are yellow.
How many of the marbles in Patricia’s bag are purple?
Answers
PsyDAG
36 * 2/9 = 8 green
36 * 5/12 = 15 yellow
Subtract those from 36.
36 * 5/12 = 15 yellow
Subtract those from 36.