Question

A basket contains 19 apples. There are 9 yellow apples. There are 2 fewer red apples than yellow apples. There are 3 times as many yellow apples as green apples. How many red apples are in the basket? How many green apples are in the basket

Answer 1

3 green apples and 7 red apples

Answer 2

3 green apples

Explanation:

3 x 3 = 9 "3 times as many yellow as green apples"

3 green + 7 red + 9 yellow