3 years ago

The ratio of red to green marbles is 3 to 2 there is 36 red marbles how many green marbles are there

Mathematics

1 answer:

nasty-shy [4]3 years ago

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Answer:

There are 24 green marbles.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x be the number of green marbles, then:

3/2 = 36/x

3x = 2*36

3x = 72

x = 24.

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