like purple ---- x
liked blue ----- x+20
liked green ---- x+20 - 8 = x+12
what is
x + x+20 + x+12 ??
In a random sample of 200 students who were asked their favorite color, it was found
that twenty more students liked blue than purple and eight fewer liked green than blue.
Find the number of students who chose each color as their favorite.
3 answers
so, that would be 10.66666666666 then for x
or would it be 3x+12?