214k views
14 votes
Ms. Peters has 36 red, blue, and green markers. She has an equal number of each color of marker. She arranges the red markers in 2 equal groups. How many red markers are in each group?

User Agy
by
5.6k points

2 Answers

3 votes

Answer:

6

Explanation:

There are three colors. Divide three into 36 to get 12. Meaning that there are 12 green, 12 blue, and 12 red. She split the red markers into 2 equal group. Take 12 and divide that by 2, giving you 6.

User Brian Pursley
by
4.7k points
10 votes

Answer: 18

Step-by-step explanation: hope this helps!

User Jesse Brands
by
5.4k points