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There were green, red and yellow bean bags in a basket. 1/3 of the bean bags were green and the number of red bean bags was 21 less than 1/2 the number of green bean bags. There were 162 yellow bean bags. How many red bean bags were there in the basket?

 Sep 8, 2021
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1/2(1/3A)-21

1/6A-21

1/6A-21=2/3A-162
-21+162=2/3A-1/6A

141=(4A-1A)/6

141=3/6A

141=1/2A

A=141*2

A=282
red = 1/6A-21

      = 1/6(282)-21

      = 47-21

      = 26

The number of red bean bags were there in the basket is 26

 Jun 19, 2022

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