Maria makes soup with 24 total ounces of tomatoes [yellow and red]. there are 3 times as many yellow tomatoes as there are red. how many ounces of each tomato does she have.

ANS:18 ounces of yellow tomatoes and 6 ounces of red tomatoes.

Let the ounces of yellow tomatoes be x

and the ounces of red tomatoes be y.

Now, it is said that there are 24 total ounces of tomatoes of both yellow and red kinds.

So,we get one equation,

x+y=24 (1)

Now,it is said that there are 3 times as many yellow tomatoes as there are red.

So, we get another equation as,

x=3y (2)

Now, substituting the value of x from (2) in (1),we get,

3y+y=24

or,4y=24

or,y=6

Then,from (2) we get,

x=3*6=18

ANSWER:18 ounces of yellow tomatoes and 6 ounces of red tomatoes.

step-by-step explanation:

always plug in x. in this case, x equals 4.

i'm going to first solve 4(2+3x)

1) 4(2+3(4)) use pemdas to solve.

i'm going to multiply whats in the parenthesis first, so 3 times 4=12.

2)4 (2+12) i'm then going to multiply 4 by both numbers in the parenthesis (because multiplying comes before adding)

4 times 2= 8.   4 times 12= 48

4) (8+48)= 56 (answer)

i'm then going to solve 8+12x and plug in 4 for x.

1) 8 +12(4)

multiplying comes before adding, so i'm gonna multiply 12 and 4.

12 times 4= 48.

2) 8+48=56

both equal the same!

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