Question

A large jar contains 500 marbles. All of the marbles in the jar are either blue or yellow, and there are 3 times as many blue marbles as yellow marbles. Which equation can be solved to find the number of yellow marbles in the jar?

Answer 1

Answer:

The equation to solve to find the number of yellow marbles =

3y + y = 500

4y = 500

The number of yellow marbles = 125

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the number of

Blue marbles = x

Yellow marbles = y

A large jar contains 500 marbles.

x + y = 500

All of the marbles in the jar are either blue or yellow, and there are 3 times as many blue marbles as yellow marbles.

3y = x

Hence, we substitute 3y for ymx in the above equation

3y + y = 500

4y = 500

y = 500/4

y = 125

The number of yellow marbles = 125