Question

A bag contains the following marbles: 12 black marbles, 8 blue marbles, 16 brown marbles and 14 green marbles. what is the ratio of black marbles to blue marbles.

Answer 1

Let:

Nbk = Number of black marbles = 12

Nb = Number of blue marbles = 8

The ratio of black marbles to blue marbles will be given by:

`Nbk\colon Nb=12\colon8=(12)/(8)=(3)/(2)`