Homework Help: math

Posted by Joe Joe on Tuesday, September 28, 2010 at 5:13pm.

There are 36 buttons in a jar. There are 3 times as many red buttons as white buttons.

How many white buttons are there?
How many red buttons are there?

math - bobpursley, Tuesday, September 28, 2010 at 5:15pm
R+W=36
R+3R=36
R=9, W= you figure it.
math - Joe Joe, Tuesday, September 28, 2010 at 5:29pm
36-9=27

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