In a bouquet there are three times as many White flowers as Blue flowers.
There are eight more Pink flowers than Blue and four less Purple than Pink.
There are nine Purple flowers in the bouquet.
How many White flowers are there?
15
White= 3* Blue Pink= Blue + 8 Purple= Pink - 4 Purple=9, White=?
Pink=9+4=13 --> Blue= 13-8=5 --> White= 3*5= 15
At a leisure centre there are three times as many people taking part in Yoga as doing Boxing. There are 10 more people Swimming than Boxing and 7 less in the Gym than Swimming in the pool. 9 people are working out in the Gym. How many are doing Yoga?
In a pond there are some flowers with some bees hovering over the flowers. How many flowers and bees are there if both the following statements are true: 1. If each bee lands on a flower, one bee doesn't get a flower. 2. If two bees share each flower there is one flower left out.
I have four legs but never walk, I may be covered in flowers but have no soil, I hold food three times a day but never eat. What am I?
Alex has three times as many items in her shopping basket as Brenda has.
Dean has nine more than Brenda and Charlie has five less than Dean.
Charlie has 10 items.
How many does Alex have?
