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PolarNik [594]
3 years ago
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a bag contains only a red and blue marbles there are a total of 36 marbles in the back there are five red marbles for every four

blue marbles in the bag a student removes one Blue Marble from the bag the student reasons that there are now 5 red marbles in the bag for every 3 blue marbles since 4-1 equals 3
Mathematics
1 answer:
Harrizon [31]3 years ago
7 0
Let R and B be the number of red and blue marbles respectively.

Then,
R+B = 36
R:B = 5:4

Therefore,
Ratio of red marbles = 5/9
Ratio of blue marbles = 4/9
This means,
R = 5/9*36 = 20 marbles
B = 4/9*36 = 16 marbles

If one blue marble is removed from the bag, the  new B= 16-1 = 15 blue marbles  and the new total of marbles in the bag = 36-1 = 35 marbles.
The new ratios are
R = 20/35 =4/7
B = 15/35 = 3/7
That is, R:B = 4:3

The reasoning of the student is wrong. When a marble is removed, both the number of blue marbles changes as well as the total of the marbles in the bag. In other words, both the values in the ratio reduce by 1.
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