Question

Find the equation that will solve this problem. A hardware store took inventory of its paint. They had two times as many gallons of blue than red. They had 16 more gallons of yellow than red. They had a total of 276 gallons. How many gallons of Blue were there?

Answer 1

Gallons of blue = x. Gallons of red = 0.5x. Gallons of yellow = 0.5x + 16.

Equation:

$$x+0.5x+0.5x+16=276$$ $$2x=260$$ $$x=130$$