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A bag contains 56 marbles, some red, some yellow, some blue, there are half as many red as blue and eight more yellow than red. how many of each color are there?

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  1. 3 July, 08:56
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    Let red marbles be x.

    Blue : 2x

    Red : x

    Yellow : x+8

    2x + x + x + 8 = 56

    4x = 48

    x = 12

    Red marbles: 12

    Blue : 24

    Yellow: 20
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