document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1047363>Question 1047363</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi<BR>\n" );
document.write( "agnes had a total of 135 balloons. There were 3 times as many red as green balloons, twice as many blue balloons as green ballons and some purple balloons. When 12 green ballons burst, there were one third as many green as purple left.how many purple and green ballons did agnes initially have.\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "thanks </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #662930 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=662930\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> r+g+b+p=135<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r=3g<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=2g<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3g+g+2g+p=135<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6g+p=135<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(g-12)*3=p<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p=3g-36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So 3g+g-12+2g+3g-36=123, putting all the other color numbers in terms of number of green balloons.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9g-48=123<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9g=171<BR>\n" );
document.write( "g=19 green balloons<BR>\n" );
document.write( "57 red balloons<BR>\n" );
document.write( "38 green balloons, and to make 135<BR>\n" );
document.write( "21 purple balloons. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "When 12 green balloons burst, there were 7 left, 1/3 of the 21 purple balloons<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Answer is originally 19 green balloons and 21 purple balloons.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );