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3 December, 17:45

The ratio of reds to greens was 5 to 16 and six times the number of reds exceeded the number of greens by 112. how many were red and how many were green?

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  1. 3 December, 19:01
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    Call red as X then X/Green = 5/16 = > green = 16X/5.

    six times the number of reds exceeded the number of green by 112 = > 6X-16X/5=112 = > 14X/5=112 = > X = 40 = > reds:40 = > green = 128
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