There are 180 beads in a basket. 0.5 of them are purple beads, and the rest are brown and green beads. If there are 14 as many brown beads as green beads. How many green beads are there?
| Purple beads |
Brown beads |
Green beads |
Total |
| 1 u |
1 u |
2 u |
| |
1 p |
4 p |
|
0.5 =
510 =
12 Fraction of beads that are brown and green beads
= 1 -
12 =
12 Total number of beads = 2 u
2 u = 180
1 u = 180 ÷ 2 = 90
Number of brown beads and green beads
= 1 u
= 1 x 90
= 90
Number of brown and green beads
= 1 p + 4 p
= 5 p
5 p = 90
1 p = 90 ÷ 5 = 18
Number of green beads
= 4 p
= 4 x 18
= 72
Answer(s): 72
