Question

Sharon has 23 toy car that are colored red, blue, and white. She has 4 red cars, 2 fewer blue cars than red and 5 more purple how many white cars does sharon have?

Answer 1

13 white cars

Explanation:

Let us represent:

Number of

Red cars = x

Blue cars = y

White cars = z

Sharon has 23 toy car that are colored red, blue, and white.

x + y + z = 23

x = 4

2 fewer blue cars than red

y - 2 = x

y - 2 = 4

y = 4 + 2

y = 6

Hence,

x + y + z = 23

4 +

Number of white cars is calculated as:

23 - (6 + 4)

23 - 10

= 13 white cars