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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.

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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.

She has yellow tomatoes that weighed 18 ounces and red tomatoes that weighed 6 ounces.

What is equation?

The equation is the defined as mathematical statements that have a minimum of two terms containing variables or numbers is equal.

Let the weight of x ounces of yellow tomatoes

and the weight of y ounces of red tomatoes

Given that maria makes soup with 24 total ounces of tomatoes [ both yellow and red]

x + y = 24

There are 3 times as many yellow tomatoes as there are red,

So, we get another equation,

x = 3y

Now, substitute the value of x = 3y in equation x + y = 24,

3y + y = 24

4y = 24

Divided by 4 both sides of the equation,

y = 6

Now substitute the value of y = 6 in equation x = 3y,

So, x = 3(6)

x = 18

Hence, she has yellow tomatoes that weighed 18 ounces and red tomatoes that weighed 6 ounces.

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