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7 July, 17:52

The number of red tiles in a sack is 5 more than 3 times the number of green tiles in the sack. The sack contains 53 red tiles. How many green tiles does the sack contain? Show all work.

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  1. 7 July, 17:59
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    "g" represents green tiles.

    53 = 3g + 5

    48 = 3g

    16 = g

    There are 16 green tiles in the sack.
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