Problema Solution

Gabe has 16 times as many green apples as red apples. He has 34 apples in all. how many red apples does Gabe have?

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Let

x = the number of red apples

16x = the number of green apples

x + 16x = 34

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x = 2 red apples

Gabe has 2 red apples.