Question

6. jesse has 100 marbles in his collection. he has 76 red marbles and equal numbers of green, yellow, blue, and white marbles. How many blue marbles does jesse have?

Answer 1

Sikena, this is the solution to the exercise:

Number of marbles in total Jesse has = 100

Red Marbles = 76

Green Marbles = x

Yellow Marbles = x

Blue Marbles = x

White Marbles = x

Thus, the equation to solve for x, is:

76 + x + x + x + x = 100

76 + 4x = 100

Subtracting 76 at both sides:

76 + 4x - 76 = 100 - 76

4x = 24

Dividing by 4 at both sides:

4x/4 = 24/4

x = 6

Jesse has 6 green marbles, 6 yellow marbles, 6 blue marbles and 6 white marbles.