Question

a bag contains Stephanie five marbles, some red some blue. The ratio of red marbles to blue ones is 3:2. how many red marbles are there?

Answer 1

There are 3 red marbles.

Explanation:

The ratio of red marbles to blue marbles is 3:2, so for every two blue marbles there are three red marbles. This means that there are three red marbles for every four marbles in the bag. Therefore, if there are five marbles in the bag, there must be three red marbles and two blue marbles.