Please help me w/ this geometry question. image attached.
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Given:
Total number of cubes = 40
Red cubes = 18
Blue cubes = 13
Yellow cubes = 9
Aysha adds some more red cubes into the bag.
The probability now that she will take a red cube is 0.5.
To find:
The probability that she will take a yellow cube.
Solution:
Let Aysha adds x red cubes into the bag. Then,
Number of total cubes = 40+x
Number of red cubes = 18+x
Probability of getting a red cube is:
The probability now that she will take a red cube is 0.5. So,
Divide both sides by 0.5.
It means Aysha adds 4 more red cubes into the bag.
Now, the total number of cubes int he bag is:
Probability of getting a yellow cube is:
Therefore, the required probability is .
[ Answer ]
[ Explanation ]
- System Of Equations
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- [Substitute] Y = X + 10
- Isolate x for x + x + 10 = 10: x = 0
For y = 10
Substitute x = 0
Y = 0 + 10
0 + 10 = 10
y = 10
- Solutions
X = 0
Y = 10