At a local track meet, RCMS won 3 blue ribbons than red ribbons. They also won 7 more yellow ribbons than red ribbons. RCMS won

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At a local track meet, RCMS won 3 blue ribbons than red ribbons. They also won 7 more yellow ribbons than red ribbons. RCMS won

a total of 28 ribbons. How many of each color did RCMS win?

Mathematics

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erma4kov [3.2K] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-29T10:35:56+03:00

erma4kov [3.2K]2 years ago

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Let no red ribbons=x
no. Of blue ribbons=x+3
No. Of yellow ribb9ns=x+7
Totsl ribbons=28
28=x+x+3+x+7
28=3x+10
3x=28-10
3x=18
X=18/3
X=6

No .of red ribbons=6
No. Of blue ribbons=x+3=9
No. Of yellow ribbons=x+7=13