SOLUTION: There are 10 marbles in a bag, there are 2 times as many green marbles at there are yellow.How many green marbles and how many yellow marbles.

Question 306576: There are 10 marbles in a bag, there are 2 times as many green marbles at there are yellow.How many green marbles and how many yellow marbles.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
There are 10 marbles in a bag, there are 2 times as many green marbles at there are yellow.How many green marbles and how many yellow marbles.
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Equations:
g + y = 10 marbles
g = 2y
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Substitute for "g" and solve for "y":
2y + y = 10
3y = 10
y = 3 1/3 (# of yellow marbles)
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Comment: The answer does not make much sense
as you cannot have 1/3 of a yellow marble.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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