SOLUTION: There are some caps in a box. 1/6 of them are red, 1/3 of them are blue and 3/7 of the remainder are green. If there are 27 green caps, how many caps are there altogether?
1/3*
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1/3*
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Question 850013: There are some caps in a box. 1/6 of them are red, 1/3 of them are blue and 3/7 of the remainder are green. If there are 27 green caps, how many caps are there altogether?
1/3*7/7=7/21 +4/21*2/2=8/42
7/42+8/42=15/42=5/14=
9/14=27
1/14=3
14/14=42 caps altogether; INCORRECT.
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