Asked by Jennifer DeMain
A jar of marbles is half red, one third green and the rest blue. If eight marbles are green how many are blue?
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Reiny
total --- x
red ---- x/2
green -- x/3
blue === y
y + x/2 + x/3 = x
y = x - x/2 - x/3
y = x/6
so one sixth are blue
red ---- x/2
green -- x/3
blue === y
y + x/2 + x/3 = x
y = x - x/2 - x/3
y = x/6
so one sixth are blue
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