Question

A jar contains m sweets such as that n grape-flavoured sweets,3n strawberry-flavoured sweets and the remaining is orange-flavoured sweets.Write an expression for the number of orange flavoured sweets in the jar​

Answer 1

X = m - 4n

The number of orange-flavored sweets, X is equal to the total, m, minus 4 times the number of grape sweets, n.

Explanation:

We are told the number of sweets:

Sweet Number

grape n

strawberry 3n

orange X The unknown

Total m

So we can write: n + 3n + X = m

Rearrange and isolate the unknown, X:

n + 3n + X = m

4n + X = m

X = m - 4n

The number of orange-flavored sweets, X is equal to the total, m, minus 4 times the number of grape sweets, n.