balloons.gif (17961 bytes) Here's the first problem.

Mary is blowing up balloons for a party. She has blown up twice as many red balloons as green balloons, but she has 5 less red balloons than yellow balloons.

If Mary has blown up 17 yellow balloons, how many   green balloons does she have?

Click the number you think is correct to proceed to the next problem.

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