Math Homework 9.19.23

Question

A bag is filled with green and blue marbles. There are 105 marbles in the bag if there are nine more green marbles and blue marbles what is the number of green marbles and the number of blue marbles in the bag?

Answer 1

Your problem should read "if there are nine more green marbles than blue marbles".

So let b = number of blue marbles

Then b + 9 = number of green marbles

There are a total of 105 marbles.

So b + (b + 9) = 105

And 2b + 9 = 105

Then 2b = 96

and b = 48 blues

Then b + 9 = 57 greens

Check it by adding 48 + 57. Does that = 105 marbles. YES!!

Answer 2

b represents the number of blue marbles

b + 9 represents the number of green marbles

b + b + 9 = 105

Canyou solve for b and answer?