SOLUTION: A Bag contains 6 yellow beads and a number of green beads. When a bead is selected at random, the probability that a yellow bead is selected is 2/5. How many green beads are in the

Question 1032136: A Bag contains 6 yellow beads and a number of green beads. When a bead is selected at random, the probability that a yellow bead is selected is 2/5. How many green beads are in the bag? Thanks!
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = number of green beads

There are 9 green beads
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