SOLUTION: 1/6 of the balls in a box are red, 5/12 of them are blue and 2/5 of the remainder is black. If there are 10 black balls, how many more blue balls are there than red ones?

Question 939971: 1/6 of the balls in a box are red, 5/12 of them are blue and 2/5 of the remainder is black. If there are 10 black balls, how many more blue balls are there than red ones?

Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1/6 of the balls in a box are red, 5/12 of them are blue and 2/5 of the remainder is black. If there are 10 black balls, how many more blue balls are there than red ones?
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red = 1/6
blue = 5/12
Remainder = 1-(2/12 + 5/12) = 5/12
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Equation:
(5/12)x = 10
x = 24 (total # of balls)
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# of red balls = (1/6)24 = 4
# of blue balls = (5/12)24 = 10
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Ans:: 10-4 = 6
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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