Question

Your job is to sort and sack marbles for sale a bag contains 55 marbles some red and some green if there are 11 red marbles what is the ratio of red to green marbles?

Answer 1

Answer:

1:4

Step-by-step explanation:

There are only two colours available, red and green.  We know that there are 11 red marbles and 55 marbles altogether, so the number of green marbles must be 55 - 11, or 44.  That means that the ratio of red to green marbles is 11:44, or 1:4.