Acandy bowl contains 723 candies. some of the candies are red, and the rest are green. there are twice as many green candies as red candies. how many red candies are in the candy bowl ?

red = 241

green = 482

Step-by-step explanation:

The total = 723

red candies = x

green candies = y

⇒ x + y =723

There are twice as many green candies as red candies.

this means: y = 2x

x + y = 723

x +2x = 723

3x = 723

x = 241

y = 723 - 241 = 482

To control this y = 2x ⇒ 482 = 2 * 241

This means that there 241 red candies and 482 green candies.

both equations and proportions are better.