Question

Raman buys a box that can hold 100 marbles. He has 52 grey marbles, 26 red marbles and black marbles. Will all the marbles fit in the box? If not, how many marbles will be left?​

Answer 1

Explanation 1.

Given:

• Grey marbles = 52
• (Red + Black) marbles = 26
• Capacity of the box = 100 marbles

Therefore total number of marbles is

= 52 + 26

= 78

Here we see that, 78 < 100.

Thus we conclude that all the marbles will fit in the box.

Explanation 2.

Now we consider: if the question mentioned of 26 red and black marbles each.

In this case,

• Grey marbles = 52
• Red marbles = 26
• Black marbles = 26
• Capacity of the box = 100 marbles

Therefore total number of marbles is

= 52 + 26 + 26

= 104

Here we see that 104 > 100.

Thus we conclude that all the marbles will not fit in the box, and (104 - 100) = 4 marbles will be left outside.