Question

A bag contains 36 marbles, some

transparent and some green. The ratio of
transparent marbles to green ones is 1 :5.
How many transparent marbles are there?

Answer 1

`\displaystyle 6`

Explanation:

36 = tm + 5tm

`\displaystyle (36)/(6) = (6tm)/(6) \\ \\ 6 = tm`

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** 1:5 = 6:30

Answer 2

6

Explanation:

Given ratio: 1:5

Total number of marbles = 36

Consider, number of Transparent marbles = 1x

number of green marbles = 5x

So,

1x + 5x = 36

6x = 36

x = 36/6

x = 6

So, the number of transparent marbles is:

1x = 1 x 6 = 6 transparent marbles.