Question

A bag contains 48 skittles, identical except for color. There are twice as many yellow as red skittles and twice as many blue as purple skittles. There are 6 more purple skittles than red skittles. What is the probability of drawing at random a yellow skittle from the bag?

Answer 1

Answer: x=17

Explanation:

(5 + x)/(16 + x) = 2/3

Cross multiply to get:

15+3x = 32 + 2x