You Have Three Colors of Candies a Jar - Yellow

question 146

Multiple Choice

You have three colors of candies a jar - yellow, red and blue. There are 4 times plus 3 as many yellow candies as there are blue candies. There is 5/8 as many minus 6 red candies as there are blue. There are a total of 402 candies in the jar. How many of yellow, blue and red candies are there?

• A) y-290, b-73, r-39
• B) y-291, b-73, r-38
• C) y-291, b-72, r-39
• D) y-292, b-72, r-38
• E) y-292, b-72, r-37

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