3 years ago

the ratio of red marbles to blue marbles in a bag is 3:4. if there are 42 marbles in the bag, how many of the marbles are red?

Mathematics

1 answer:

AlexFokin [52]3 years ago

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Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Sum the parts of the ratio, 3 + 4 = 7

Divide the amount of marbles by 7 to find the value of one part of the ratio

42 ÷ 7 = 6 ← value of 1 part of the ratio, thus

red marbles = 3 × 6 = 18

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