SOLUTION: if you have Z number of balls in a box which consists of red, green, white and blue balls. then what is the fraction of red balls in the box. i just want the formula to solve this

Question 758476: if you have Z number of balls in a box which consists of red, green, white and blue balls. then what is the fraction of red balls in the box. i just want the formula to solve this problem.
Answer by Theo(13342) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
the number of balls in a box is equal to Z.
the box consists of red, green, white, and blue balls.
if you allow x to be the number of green balls in the box, then the fraction of red balls in the box is equal to x/Z.

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