SOLUTION: The number of blues was 7 less than the sum or the whites and the greens. The number of greens was 1 greater than the sum of the blues and the whites. How many of each kind were th
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Question 324538: The number of blues was 7 less than the sum or the whites and the greens. The number of greens was 1 greater than the sum of the blues and the whites. How many of each kind were there if there were three times as many greens as blues?
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Let the 3 colors be w,g,b for white, green and blue
The number of blues was 7 less than the sum or the whites and the greens
w + g -7 = b
w + g - b = 7 ...... eq 1
The number of greens was 1 greater than the sum of the blues and the whites
g = 1 + b + w
b + w -g = -1 .........eq 2
three times as many greens as blues
3b = g ------eq 3
Substitute eq 3 in eq 1
w + g - b = 7
w + 3b - b = 7
w + 2b = 7 -------eq 4
Substitute eq 3 in eq 2
b + w - g = -1
b + w - 3b = -1
w - 2b = -1 .........eq5
Add eq4 and eq 5
w + 2b = 7
w - 2b = -1
2w = 6
w = 3
Substitute w = 3 in eq 4 to get the value of b
w + 2b = 7
3 + 2b = 7
2b = 7-3 = 4
b = 2
Substitute w = 3, b = 2 in eq 1 to get the value of g
w + g - b = 7
3 + g - 2 = 7
1 + g = 7
g = 6
There are 3 whites, 2 blues and 6 greens
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