Ben had some red, blue and yellow cards. He had 156 more blue cards than red cards and 2/3 as many yellow cards as red cards. He gave away 1/3 of his red cards, 5/6 of his blue cards and 50% of his yellow cards. In the end, he had 250 cards left. (a) How many cards did Ben have at first? (b) How many blue cards did Ben give away?

Ben had some red, blue and yellow cards. He had 156 more blue cards than red cards and 2/3 as many yellow cards as red cards. He gave away 1/3 of his red cards, 5/6 of his blue cards and 50% of his yellow cards. In the end, he had 250 cards left. (a) How many cards did Ben have at first? (b) How many blue cards did Ben give away?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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