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A bag contains 105, some red and some blue. The ratio of red marbles to blue ones is 1:6. How many re

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Explanation:

Let

R be the number of red marbles and

B be the number of blue marbles.

Given the ratio of red marbles to blue marbles is 1:6.

This implies that the total number of parts in the ratio is

1

+

6

=

7

1+6=7 (1 part for red, 6 parts for blue).

The total number of marbles is 105.

Let's set up the equation:

Since the total parts in the ratio is 7 and the total number of marbles is 105:

Each part of the ratio represents

105

7

=

15

7

105

=15 marbles.

For red marbles, there is 1 part representing them, so

=

1

×

15

=

15

R=1×15=15 red marbles.

For blue marbles, there are 6 parts representing them, so

=

6

×

15

=

90

B=6×15=90 blue marbles.

Therefore, there are 15 red marbles in the bag.

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