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A sack contains red and blue marbles. The ratio of red marbles to blue marbles is 4:3. If there are 18 blue marbles in the sack, how many red marbles are in the sack?

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r:b=4:3 \\ (r)/(b)= (4)/(3) \\ (r)/(18)= (4)/(3) \\ r= (18*4)/(3) \\ r= 6*4 \\ r=24 \ red \ marbles
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