Colin had some red chilli and green chilli. The mass of red chilli is of the mass o

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green chilli. He used 60 g of red chilli and 15 g of green chilli. He then had twice as
much green chilli as red chilli. How many grams of red chilli did Colin have in the end?

Colin had some red chilli and green chilli. The mass of red chilli is of the mass o

Red chili : Green chili = 6 : 5

Used red chili : used green chili = 60 : 15

= 4 : 1

In the end Red : Green = 6-4 : 5-1

= 2 : 4

Based on used red chili ratio, one unit is 60 g : 4 = 15 grams

In the end red chili is 2 parts x 15g = 30grams