Question

A bag contains 240 marbles that are either red, blue, or green. The ratio of red to blue to green marbles is 5:2:1. If one-third of the red marbles and two-thirds of the green marbles are removed, what fraction of the remaining marbles in the bag will be blue?
A. 6/17
B. 1/2
C. 6/13
D. 7/18

Answer 1

The fraction of the remaining marbles in the bag will be blue is 6/17.

What fraction of the remaining marbles in the bag will be blue?

The first step is to determine the initial number of marbles in the bag:

Initial number of red marbles in the bag : (5/8) x 240 = 150

Initial number of blue marbles in the bag : (2/8) x 240 = 60

Initial number of green marbles in the bag : 240 - 150 - 60 = 30

Number of red marbles remaining after 1/3 is removed = (1 - 1/3) x 150

2/3 x 150 = 100

Number of green marbles remaining after 2/3 is removed = (1 - 2/3) x 30

1/3 x 30 = 10

Total number of marbles now in the bag : 100 + 10 + 60 = 170

Fraction of blue marbles = 60 / 170 = 6/17

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