A toy train has 20 cars- blue, purple and orange. There are 4 times as many blue cars as purple cars. There are 5 times as many orange cars as purple cars. How many of each color are there?

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A toy train has 20 cars- blue, purple and orange.  There are 4 times as many blue cars as purple cars.  There are 5 times as many orange cars as purple cars.  How many of each color are there?

Colin · Answer

We are having an issue trying to solve for purple...

Koshal sai · Answer

Let’s say purple is 2 so 4 times 2 is 8 so blue is 8. Then we do 5x2 which is 10. Now we add 2+8+10= 20. So purple is 2 car and blue is 8 cars and orange is 10 cars