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What Color Is
Your Balloon?

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Directions: Jeremy is selling balloons at the parade. He has 20 balloons to sell. Jeremy has

• 3 red balloons;
• 1 fewer yellow balloons than red balloons;
• 1 more blue balloons than red balloons;
• as many green balloons as yellow and blue balloons combined.

How many balloons of each color does Jeremy have to sell?

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