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There are 60 marbles in a bag. One-fourth of the marbles are red, 25 of the marbles are blue, 112 of the marbles are green, and 415 of the marbles are yellow. List the fractions from greatest to least. Explain how you determined your list.

A) 415/60, 112/60, 25/60, 1/4
B) 1/4, 25/60, 112/60, 415/60
C) 1/4, 415/60, 112/60, 25/60
D) 415/60, 112/60, 1/4, 25/60

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Final answer:

The original question contained an error with the number of marbles exceeding the total in the bag. I've provided a corrected example with accurate fractions and explained how to list them from greatest to least based on comparable fractions with the same denominator.

Step-by-step explanation:

The content loaded question contains an error regarding the amount of marbles of each color in the bag. If there are 60 marbles in a bag, it is not possible to have 112 green marbles or 415 yellow marbles, as those amounts exceed the total quantity in the bag. Thus, the fractions provided in the question are not applicable. However, I can help you understand how to list fractions from greatest to least by providing a correct scenario. Let's assume a corrected scenario: a bag contains 60 marbles with 15 red (1/4 of 60), 25 blue, 10 green, and 10 yellow. The fractions of red, blue, green, and yellow marbles respectively would be 15/60, 25/60, 10/60, and 10/60. To order these from greatest to least: first, convert 1/4 to a comparable fraction with a denominator of 60, which is 15/60. Now, we have 25/60 (blue) > 15/60 (red) > 10/60 (green = yellow). So, the list from greatest to least is 25/60, 15/60, 10/60, and 10/60.

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