Question

each bag sold by Maya's Marble company contains 5 green marbles for every 8 orange marbles. if a bag has 56 orange marbles, how many green marbles does it contain

Answer 1

There will be 35 green marbles for a bag containing 56 orange marbles.

Step-by-step explanation

We are told that each bag contains 5 green marbles for every 8 orange marbles.

5 green marbles = 8 orange marbles

We are then told to calculate how many green marbles a bag containing 56 orange marbles.

Let this number be x green marbles.

5 green marbles = 8 orange marbles

x green marbles = 56 orange marbles

We can form a mathematical relation by cross multiplying.

8 × x = 5 × 56

8x = 280

Divide both sides by 8

(8x/8) = (280/8)

x = 35 green marbles.

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