Question

There are a combined total of 60 marbles in the jar consisting of red, green, blue and white marbles. The following is the proportions of the marbles: One third of the marbles are red Half the marbles are blue The remaining 1/6 is divided up evenly between the green and white marbles Determine how many marbles of each color are in the jar.

Answer 1

Blue marbles: 1/2 of 60 is 30 blue
Red marbles: One third of 60 is 20 red
Green and white marbles: 1/6 of 60 is 10, so 10/2 is 5 green and 5 white.

To check the math, 30+20+5+5 = 60 total.

Answer 2

Red=20 (1/3 x 60=20)
Blue=30 (1/2 x 60=30)
Green=5 (1/12 x 60=5)
White=5 (1x12 x 60=5)