Question

b. There are 222 red balls in a basket. A boy takes out 6 red balls from it and
them with 12 white balls. He continues to do so, till all red balls are replaced
white balls. Then what is the number of white balls
put
in the basket? please give correct answer with steps.please.​

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Let n be the number of steps.

According to question, 222−6×n=0

⇒ 6n=222 ⇒ =

6

222

=37

Now, number of white balls added in one step =12

∴ Number of white balls added in 37 steps =12×37=444