Question

Marie has a box that contains only red and blue marbles in a ratio of 5:45. What percent of the marbles in the box were red?

Answer 1

10 percent
45/5= 9
10-9=1
1=10 percent

Answer 2

10 percent

Explanation:

t=ratio

5x:45x

total=45x+5x=50x

5x/50x=1/10=10 percent