In a bag of candies, the total number of yellow candies and blue candies is 75. The number of yellow candies is 15 more than twice the number of blue candies. How many yellow candies are in the bag? Help!

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In a bag of candies, the total number of yellow candies and blue candies is 75. The number of yellow candies is

15 more than twice the number of blue candies. How many yellow candies are in the bag?
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Step-by-step explanation: 2x+15 = 75

2x=60

x=30 blue candies

30 + 15 = 45 yellow candies in the bag

Ryan Delucchi answered Nov 27, 2022

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