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The ratio of white marbles to blue marbles in connie’s bag of marbles is equal to 2:3. there are more than 20 marbles in a bag what is possible number of white marbles and blue marbles in the

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User Daveed
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Explanation:

let the number of blue and white marble be 2x and 3x respectively.

from question

2x +3x = 20

5x=20

x=20/5

x=4

2x= 2*4=8

3x=3*4=12

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