SOLUTION: There are 36 buttons in a jar. There are 3 times as many buttons as white buttons. So how many buttons are there? and How many red buttons are there? Please help me solve this p

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Question 259643: There are 36 buttons in a jar. There are 3 times as many buttons as white buttons. So how many buttons are there? and How many red buttons are there? Please help me solve this problem.
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Did you mean there are three times as many red buttons as white buttons?
And what did you mean how many buttons are there? There are 36?