No.
5 * 4 = 20
Let y = yellow marbles
y + 4y = 40
5y = 40
y = 8
There are 40 yellow and blue marbles in a bag. There are 4 times as many blue marbles as yellow marbles.
How many yellow marbles are there? 5
How many blue marbles are there? 35
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35 is not 4 times 5
4x + x = 40
5 x = 40
x = 8 yellow
4x = 32 blue
4x + x = 40
5 x = 40
x = 8 yellow
4x = 32 blue
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