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21 December, 05:14

A sports bag has 40 golf balls. Some are yellow and some are white. There are 7 white golf balls for every yellow golf ball. How many white golf balls are there in the bag.

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  1. 21 December, 09:09
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    35 white balls.

    Step-by-step explanation:

    you need to multiply 7 * some constant c and do the same to 1. The total has to come out to 40

    7*c + c = 40 Combine the terms on the left.

    8c = 40 Divide by 8

    8c/8 = 40/8

    c = 5

    So the balls are in the ratio of

    5*7 + 5 = 40
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