Fifteen children voted for their favorite color. The votes for red and blue together were double the votes for green and yellow together. How did the children vote?

Note: Use variables to represent the number of votes for each color and solve the system of equations to determine the distribution of votes.

Question

Fifteen children voted for their favorite color. The votes for red and blue together were double the votes for green and yellow together. How did the children vote?

Note: Use variables to represent the number of votes for each color and solve the system of equations to determine the distribution of votes.

PhilDavis · Answer

The children voted with 2 votes for red, 2 votes for blue, 1 vote for green, and 10 votes for yellow. ;

ToddBoyce · Answer

There were 5 **votes **for green and yellow combined, and 10 votes for red and blue combined. ;

ToddBoyce · Answer

The children voted a total of 15 votes, with 5 votes for green and yellow combined and 10 votes for red and blue combined. The votes can be divided in various ways, as long as they meet the given conditions from the problem. For example, one possible distribution could be 2 votes for green, 3 for yellow, 4 for red, and 6 for blue. 
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