Sheila went to the store and bought 28 apples. She bought twice as many red apples as she bought green, and she bought one-fourth as many yellow as she did red. How many of each type of apple did she buy?

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mertsj · Answer

r=2g
y=1/4r
r+g+y=28
Solve the system.

anonymous · Answer

I'm sorta confused...?

mertsj · Answer

You're confused because you don't know how to solve the system or because you don't know where the equations came from?

anonymous · Answer

Well first off where did the 'g' in the equation come from? and what does it equal?

anonymous · Answer

I'm a blonde at heart so you really need to take it slow.

mertsj · Answer

g represents the number of green apples
r represents the number of red apples
y represents the number of yellow apples.

anonymous · Answer

ooooooh.
bear with me while I try to figure it out...

anonymous · Answer

Is it r=16; g=8; y=4 ?

mertsj · Answer

yes

anonymous · Answer

Thank you so much like honestly you are a LIFE SAVER, okay? May God bless you and your family with an abundance of money and eternal life.

mertsj · Answer

ty.  You too.

anonymous · Answer

Haha :) can you help me with some more?