umber of buttons removed were replaced by the same number of red buttons, such that the total number of buttons remains unchanged. The ratio of blue to red buttons eventually became 3:12. a) How many blue buttons were there initially? b) What is the ratio of green to red buttons eventually?

umber of buttons removed were replaced by the same number of red buttons, such that the total number of buttons remains unchanged. The ratio of blue to red buttons eventually became 3:12. a) How many blue buttons were there initially? b) What is the ratio of green to red buttons eventually?

Advanced Engineering Mathematics

10th Edition

ISBN:9780470458365

Author:Erwin Kreyszig

Publisher:Erwin Kreyszig

Chapter2: Second-order Linear Odes

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There are blue red and green buttons in a box. The ratio of blue to red buttons is 3:4. There are 12 more green buttons than blue buttons. 6 blue buttons and 1/3 of the green buttons were removed from the box. The number of buttons removed were replaced by the same number of red buttons, such that the total number of buttons remains unchanged. The ratio of blue to red buttons eventually became 3:12. a) How many blue buttons were there initially? b) What is the ratio of green to red buttons eventually?

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