A teacher has 25 red and yellow counters altogether. She has 4 times as many red counters than yellow counters. How many yellow counters does the teacher have?

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Answer to a math question A teacher has 25 red and yellow counters altogether. She has 4 times as many red counters than yellow counters. How many yellow counters does the teacher have?

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If Yellow = x Then Red = 4x Yellow + Red = 25 x + 4x =25 5x = 25 x = 25/5 x = 5 The teacher has 5 yellow counters

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