Question

Carter has sixty balloons 4/12 Of the balloons are black and 3/12 Of the balloons are white the rest of the balloons are red how many red balloons Carter has show your calculation

Answer 1

To find out how many red balloons Carter has, we first need to calculate the number of black and white balloons and then subtract those from the total number of balloons.

1. **Total number of balloons:** 60

2. **Calculate the number of black balloons:**
\[
\text{Black balloons} = \frac{4}{12} \times 60
\]
Simplifying \( \frac{4}{12} \) gives \( \frac{1}{3} \). Therefore:
\[
\frac{1}{3} \times 60 = 20 \text{ black balloons}
\]

3. **Calculate the number of white balloons:**
\[
\text{White balloons} = \frac{3}{12} \times 60
\]
Simplifying \( \frac{3}{12} \) gives \( \frac{1}{4} \). Therefore:
\[
\frac{1}{4} \times 60 = 15 \text{ white balloons}
\]

4. **Calculate the total number of black and white balloons:**
\[
\text{Total black and white balloons} = 20 + 15 = 35
\]

5. **Calculate the number of red balloons:**
\[
\text{Red balloons} = \text{Total balloons} - \text{Total black and white balloons}
\]
\[
\text{Red balloons} = 60 - 35 = 25
\]

So, Carter has **25 red balloons**.