I don't think this is possible...
But if you mean 9 then the root is 3
Answer:
There are 84 total boats.
Step-by-step explanation:
In order to find this, we first need to find the fraction which are red. We can do this by multiplying the whole by how many are not white.
1 * 1/4 = 1/4
Now we take that amount and multiply it by the amount that are not blue of the remaining.
1/4 * 3/7 = 3/28
Now that we have this, and we know this is 9 boats, we can divide 9 by this fraction and it will give us the total number of boats.
9 ÷ 3/28 = 84
Let n represent the amount Colin earned on Sunday.
On Sat. he earned n/2; on Sun. he earned n; and on Friday he earned (1/2)(n/2).
Then n/2 + n + n/4 = $70
Mult. all terms by 4 to eliminate fractions:
2n + 4n + n = $280
7n = $280 => n = $40
Colin earned n/2, or $20, on Saturday; n, or $40, on Sunday; and n/4, or $10, on Friday.
Note that $20 and $40 and $10 add up to $70, as they must.
