There are some apples and 8 pears in a basket. Each of them is either green or yellow. There are three more apples than the total number of green fruit. There are 6 yellow pears. How many yellow apples are there in the basket?

5 yellow apples

Step-by-step explanation:

Pears = p ; apples = a

p = 8 ; let Number of apples = x

All fruits are either green or yellow

Total green fruits = x - 3

Number of yellow pears = 6

Green pears = total pears - yellow pears

Green pears = 8 - 6

Green pears = 2

Green fruits = green pears + green apples

x - 3 = 2 + green apples

Green apples = x - 3 - 2

Green apples = x - 5

Apples = green apples + yellow apples

Yellow apples = apples - green apples

Yellow apples = x - (x - 5)

Yellow apples = x - x + 5

Yellow apples = 5

Hence, there are 5 yellow apples

12

step-by-step explanation:

12 + 5 = 17

12x2=24

24-7=17