Question

Have a sack of jelly beans-5 different colors-half are red 1/6 green 1/6 yellow 1/12 blue 6 black-how many of each color and how many in all

Answer 1

Let x = total number

x - 1/2x - 1/6x - 1/6x - 1/12x = 6

Solve for x and then the fractions.

Answer 2

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