Register
Each marble bag sold by Debra's Marble Company contains 6 orange marbles for every 5 red marbles. If a bag has 40 red marbles, how many orange marbles does it contain?
205k views
0 votes
Each marble bag sold by Debra's Marble Company contains 6 orange marbles for every 5 red marbles. If a bag has 40 red marbles, how many orange marbles does it contain?

User Aemon
by
6.5k points

1 Answer

6 votes
48! Make a proportion! Orange/red then cross multiply to find x!
User Stgatilov
by
6.2k points
Ask a Question
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.

7.2m questions

9.6m answers

Other Questions

How do you estimate of 4 5/8 X 1/3
Please solve the following equation. x-6x=56
whats the most accurate estimation of 65+77
Find the additive inverse of 18/23
What is 25% of 500.00
Link Copied!