Question

A bag contains A markers, 3/8 of which are red. How many other color markers are in the bag?

Answer 1

8 is the total number of markers in the bag. There are 3 out of 8 that are red. 8-3=5 so there are 5 out of 8 markers that are not red and that are other colors - or 5/8 are other colors.

Answer 2

Answer:

$\frac{5A}{8}$  are the other color markers in the bag.

Step-by-step explanation:

A bag contains A markers, $\frac{3}{8}$ of which are red.

Number of red markers = $\frac{3}{8}$ of A

                                       = $\frac{3A}{8}$

Now number of  other color markers  in the bag  = Total markers - number of red markers

Number of other markers = A - $\frac{3A}{8}$

                                           = $\frac{8A-3A}{8}$

                                           = $\frac{5A}{8}$

therefore, $\frac{5A}{8}$  are the other color markers in the bag.