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  • 03-12-2018
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Nicki has 30 pencils. for every green pencil, she has 5 purple pencils. how many pencils of of each color could she have

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WhiteBoar WhiteBoar
  • 03-12-2018

Answer:


Step-by-step explanation:


(1) P = 5G


(2) G + P = 30


Substituting (1) into (2) gives:


G + 5G = 30


6G = 30


G =5


So there are 5 green pencils.


Now using that in (1) gives us P = 5 x 5 = 25


So there are 5 green pencils and 25 purple pencils.

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