Question

Sakal and Roy each have a sack of 50 apples. All apples are either red or green. If Sakal has three times as many red apples as Roy does and half as many green apples as Roy does, how many red apples does Sakal have?

Answer 1

Explanation:

Sakal and Roy each have a sack of 50 apples.

All apples are either red or green.

Sakal = x

Roy = y

If Sakal has three times as many red apples as Roy does

x = 3y

and half as many green apples as Roy does,

x = 1/2y

how many red apples does Sakal have?