Question

Your job is to sort and sack marbles for sale. A bag contains 44 marbles, some red and some green. If there are 11 red marbles, what is the ratio of green to red marbles?

1:3
1:4
3:1
4:1

Answer 1

Option C is correct

The ratio of green to red marbles is, 3 : 1

Explanation:

As per the statement:

A bag contains 44 marbles, some red and some green.

⇒Total marbles = 44

If there are 11 red marbles.

then;

Green marbles = Total marbles - red marbles.

Substitute the given values we have;

Green marbles = 44 - 11 = 33

We have to find the ratio of green to red marbles.

`\frac{\text{Green marbles}}{\text{Red marbles}} = (33)/(11) = (3)/(1) = 3 : 1`

Therefore, the ratio of green to red marbles is, 3 : 1