Maria had some red marbles and some green marbles in a jar. 1/6 of the marbles are red and the rest are green. After she had placed another 60 marbles into the jar, half of the marbles in the jar were green. How many green marbles are there in the jar??
what do we know?
g = 5r
If x of the 60 new marbles are green, then
g+x = r+60-x
so,
5r+x = r+60-x
4r = 60-2x
2r = 30-x
As you can see, there is no unique solution.
(old r, old g) + (x,60-x) → (new r, new g)
If x=0, (15,75)+(60,0)→(75,75)
if x=2, (14,70)+(58,2)→(72,72)
If x=4, (13,65)+(56,4) → (69,69)
and so on, right up to
If x=15, (0,0)+(30,30)→(30,30)
Let's start by solving for the total number of marbles in the jar.
We know that 1/6 of the marbles are red, so the remaining 5/6 of the marbles must be green.
Let's represent the total number of marbles as "X".
Therefore, 5/6 of X represents the number of green marbles in the jar.
Now, after Maria adds another 60 marbles to the jar, half of the marbles in the jar are green.
Let's represent the new total number of marbles as "Y".
Therefore, 1/2 of Y represents the number of green marbles in the jar.
To set up the equation, we equate these two expressions:
5/6 of X = 1/2 of Y
To simplify this equation, we can multiply both sides by 6 to remove the fraction:
5X = 3Y
Since we are trying to find the number of green marbles, which is represented by 1/2 of Y, we can substitute this back into the equation:
5X = 3 * (1/2)Y
5X = 3/2 Y
To isolate the variable Y, we can divide both sides by 3/2:
(5/3)X = Y
We can now substitute the value of X to solve for Y. However, we don't have the value of X.
Without further information, it is not possible to determine the number of green marbles in the jar.
To find the number of green marbles in the jar, we need to determine the total number of marbles first.
Let's say Maria initially had x red marbles.
According to the information given, 1/6 of the marbles are red, so we can write the equation: (1/6) * (x + x) = x, since the rest are green.
Simplifying the equation, we get: (1/6) * (2x) = x.
Now, let's use the second piece of information. After adding 60 marbles, half of the marbles in the jar are green. So we can write another equation: (1/2) * (x + x + 60) = x + 60.
Simplifying this equation, we get: (1/2) * (2x + 60) = x + 60.
Multiplying through by 2 to eliminate the fraction, we have: (2x + 60) = 2(x + 60).
Expanding and simplifying, we get: 2x + 60 = 2x + 120.
Subtracting 2x from both sides of the equation, we have: 60 = 120.
This equation is not true, which means there is no valid solution.
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