There are 36 buttons in a jar. There are 3 times as many red buttons as white. 1. how many white buttons are there? 2. how many red buttons are there? My answer is 6,am i right?

No. 6 isn't the answer to either question.

Let x = the number of white buttons.

x + 3x = 36

Is it 12

Let's see. 3 times 12 = 36. That takes care of the red buttons. What about the white buttons?

w + 3w= 4w

36/4 my answer 9 white, 9red

Oh, my. When I went to school, 9 + 9 equaled 18.

But your problem states there are three times as many red buttons as white buttons.

How about?

9 white buttons
27 red buttons

thank you very much

You're very welcome.

20 is it correct?

To determine the number of white buttons in the jar, we need to use the information given regarding the ratio between red and white buttons.

Let's assume the number of white buttons is represented by 'w'.
According to the information provided, the number of red buttons is three times the number of white buttons. So, the number of red buttons can be represented as '3w'.

We know that the total number of buttons in the jar is 36. Therefore, the sum of the red and white buttons should equal 36.
w + 3w = 36

Combining like terms, we have:
4w = 36

Now, we can solve for 'w' by dividing both sides of the equation by 4:
w = 36 / 4 = 9

Therefore, there are 9 white buttons in the jar, not 6 as you assumed.

To find the number of red buttons, we can substitute the value of 'w' back into the expression we established earlier:
red buttons = 3w = 3 * 9 = 27

Hence, there are 9 white buttons and 27 red buttons in the jar, not 6 white buttons as you initially presumed.