Question

In a bag of red and blue balls is 2 more than the red balls.How many red balls are there in the bag.if the total number of balls are 40?
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Answer 1

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Answer 2

Answer:

The number of red balls are 19.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the no. of red balls be = x

No. of blue balls = x+2

Total balls = 40

So,

$x + x + 2 = 40 \\ 2x + 2 = 40 \\ 2x = 40 - 2 \\ 2x = 38 \\ x = 38 \div 2 \\ x = 19$

Therefore the no. of red balls are 19.