felicia used 153 yellow beads and some green beads for her art project. She used 9 times as many yellow beads as green beads. How many green beads did she use

Question

Felicia used 153 yellow beads and some green beads for her project she usex 9 times as many yellow beads as green beads how many green beads did she use

Answer 1

We have two variable here, y=yellow and g=green.

We are given the number of yellow beads already, y=153.

 

"9 times as many yellow beads as green beads" basically means she used 9 times MORE yellow beads than green beads. This means that the number 153 is 9 times more than the number of green beads. Therefore, 153 is equal to nine times the number of green beads, or 153=9*g. Dividing both sides by 9 gives us g = 17.