Question

The ratio of red marbles and blue marbles in a bag of 2 to 3. What would be the the number of red and bkue marbkes in the bag

Answer 1

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Explanation:

Given

`Red:Blue = 2 : 3`

Required

Determine the possible number of blue and red marbles

This question requires options. Since none were given, I'll answer on a general term.

To get the possible amount of each marble, we simply multiply the ratio by the same factor.

Take for instance.

Multiply ratio by 15

`Red:Blue = 2 : 3`

`Red:Blue = 2 *15: 3*15`

`Red:Blue = 30: 45`

This means that:

`Red = 30` and
`Blue = 45`

Another possible amount is: multiply by 10

`Red:Blue = 2 : 3`

`Red:Blue = 2 *10: 3*10`

`Red:Blue = 20: 30`

This means that:

`Red = 20` and
`Blue = 30`

So, all you need to do is to multiply by the same factor