Question

A store has caps on display. Five of the caps are red. There are 4 more blue caps than green caps. There are 3 fewer yellow caps than green caps. If there are 24 caps in all, how many caps are there in each color?

Answer 1

R=5
B=4+G
Y=G-3
R+B+Y+G=24
(5)+(4+G)+(G-3)+G=24
5+4+G+G-3+G=24
3G+6=24
3G=18
G=6
B=4+(6)
B=10
Y=(6)-3
y=3
answer
R+B+Y+G=24
5+10+3+6=24