Question

The ratio of marbles to stones in a large pot is 6 to 7. If there are 42 marbles, the how many stones are there?

Answer 1

There will be 49 Stones

Explanation:

the ratio of marbles to stone is 6:7 and we have 42 marbles

42:6=7

7*7=49

Answer 2

The ratio of marbles to stones in a large pot is 6 to 7. If there are 42 marbles, then the total number of stones is 49

Solution:

Let the no of marble be 6x and number of stones be 7x.

In the question it is given that there are 42 marbles which means

6x = 42

We will now find the value of x by dividing 42 by 6

x =
`(42)/(6)`

x = 7

Now putting the value of x = 7 in number of stones which is equal to 7x, we get

Number of stones = 7
`*` 7 = 49.

The total number of stones = 49