Question

Kyle has 27 black marbles and 18 red marbles in

a box. What is the ratio of the number of black
marbles to the number of red marbles in the box?
A.
1 to 3 B. 2 to 3 C 3 to 2 D. 9 to 1

Answer 1

Answer: C, 3 to 2

Explanation:

The highest common multiple of the 2 numbers is 9, 27 divided by 9 is 3, 18 divided by 9 is 2.