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algebra intermediate

Problem

On a balance scale, green balls balance blue balls, yellow balls balance blue balls, and blue balls balance white balls. How many blue balls are needed to balance green, yellow and white balls?
Solution
We will herein give the weight of each color ball a variable determined by the first letter of the color. We have , , and . Thus , and our answer is .
Final answer
16