Problem

Jess puts 2 yellow counters and 1 blue counter in a bag. She then puts more blue counters in the bag. She is going to take one counter without looking. The probability that the counter will be blue is $\frac{4}{5}$. How many more blue counters did Jess put in the bag?

Solution

Step 1 :Set up the equation: \(\frac{1 + x}{3 + x} = \frac{4}{5}\)

Step 2 :Solve for x: \(x = 7\)

Step 3 :\(\boxed{7}\) more blue counters were added

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