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Oona likes only red,yellow and blue markers. 1/6 of OONA'S markers are red and 1/4 of the markers are yellow and the rest are blue. She has 8 red markers. How many blue markers does she have?

User JHobern
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Answer:

28

Explanation:

If 1/6 of the markers are red (8) then 8 * 6 = 48 meaning Oona has 48 markers, 8 of them being red.

1/4 of 48 is 12, so 12 yellow markers

If the rest are blue, then 8+12 = 20 and 48-20=28

There are 28 blue markers

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