Question

6 There are 2 blue chips for every 3 red chips. If there are 20 total chips, how many blue chips and red chips are in the bucket?​

Answer 1

12 blue chips 8 red chips.

Explanation:

Let's call the number of blue chips "b" and the number of red chips "r". We know that 2 blue chips for every 3 red chips, so we can set up the following equation:

2b = 3r

And we know that there are 20 total chips, so:

b + r = 20

Now we can use substitution to find the value of b. We'll substitute the expression for r from the first equation:

2b = 3(20 - b)

Expanding the right side:

2b = 60 - 3b

Combining like terms:

5b = 60

And finally, solving for b:

b = 12

So there are 12 blue chips and 20 - 12 = 8 red chips.