alexharris0620 alexharris0620
  • 01-11-2019
  • Mathematics
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The ratio of blue marbles to white marbles in a bag is 4 to 5. At this rate, how many blue marbles are there if there are 15 white marbles

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rebeccakoleth rebeccakoleth
  • 01-11-2019

Answer:

There are 12 blue marbles

Step-by-step explanation:

Again you would use ratios 4:5 and then it becomes x:15 you multiply 5 by 3 to get 15 so you multiply 4 by 4 to get 12

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lucyannie773 lucyannie773
  • 01-11-2019

12 blue marbles

The ratio of blue to white is 4:5. We know that if we multiple 5 by 3 we get 15 which is the amount of white marbles we have in the equation. So we also take 4 times 3 to get 12 Which is how many blue marbles are in the bag when there are 15 white marbles.

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