Question

In a jar of lollies there are 6 more orange lollies than green ones and there is only one red lolly. If there are 47 lollies in the jar, how many orange ones are there?

Answer 1

Let's use "g" to represent the number of green lollies in the jar.

According to the problem, there are 6 more orange lollies than green ones, so the number of orange lollies is "g + 6".

We also know that there is only one red lolly.

The total number of lollies in the jar is 47, so:

g + (g + 6) + 1 = 47

Simplifying the equation:

2g + 7 = 47

Subtracting 7 from both sides:

2g = 40

Dividing by 2:

g = 20

So there are 20 green lollies in the jar.

And since there are 6 more orange lollies than green ones, there must be:

g + 6 = 20 + 6 = 26 orange lollies in the jar.

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