(a) 32 orange marbles
the ratio of red : blue = 18 : 48 = 3 : 8 ( in simplest form )
the ratio of green : orange = 3 : 8 ( equal ratio )
divide green by 3 to obtain 1 part of ratio then multiply this value by 8 to obtain the amount of orange marbles
3 parts → 12
8 parts → 12 × 
= 32 orange marbles
2 3/8 - 1/4 = 2 1/8 x 1/8 = 17/64.
To do this, you first need to do the problem in the (). You have to turn 1/4 with a denominator of eight, so the fraction becomes 2/8. 2 3/8 - 2/8 = 2 1/8. Now we have to turn 2 1/8 into an improper fraction by doing whole number x denominator + numerator. 17/8 x 1/8 = 17/64.
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100 centimeter in a meter
100*1=100
