text: help me with this question!(question inside)? in a box of m&m's, there are 5 colors and 17 candies. there are twice as many red as yellow and an equal number of brown and orange. the number of green is two more than the number of brown. how many of each color are in the box of m&m's? there are 4 green, 6 red, 3 yellow, 2 brown, and 2 orange to equal 17. its kind of a guess and check question.