Max went to the store and bought 22 apples. He bought twice as many red apples as he did green, and he bought one-third as many yellow as he did red. How many of each type of apple did he buy?

18 red; 8 green; 6 yellow
12 red; 6 green; 4 yellow
10 red; 5 green; 7 yellow
14 red; 7 green; 3 yellow

Question

Max went to the store and bought 22 apples. He bought twice as many red apples as he did green, and he bought one-third as many yellow as he did red. How many of each type of apple did he buy?

       18 red; 8 green; 6 yellow
       12 red; 6 green; 4 yellow
       10 red; 5 green; 7 yellow
       14 red; 7 green; 3 yellow

mehek14 · Answer

which one do you think is the answer?

anonymous · Answer

B 
He has 12 red apples here and this is twice the number of green apples which was 6. 
He also bought 4 yellow apples and 4 is a third of the amount of red apples he bought which was 12.

anonymous · Answer

b or c?

anonymous · Answer

b

mehek14 · Answer

it's not C because 1/3 of 10 isn't 7