Answer:
Statement B and statement D are true
Explanation:
A game has green and blue pieces. The ratio of
green game pieces to total pieces is 5:12.
Select all the statements that are correct about the game pieces.
A. The ratio of green pieces to blue pieces is 7:5.
B. The ratio of total pieces to blue pieces is 12:7,
C. There must be 7 more blue pieces than green pieces.
D. The ratio of total pieces to green pieces is 12:5.
Ratio of green pieces = 5
Ratio of total pieces = 12
Ratio of blue pieces = Ratio of total pieces - Ratio of green pieces
= 12 - 5
= 7
Ratio of blue pieces = 7
A. The ratio of green pieces to blue pieces is 7:5.
Green pieces : blue pieces = 5 : 7
A is not true
B. The ratio of total pieces to blue pieces is 12:7
Total pieces : blue pieces = 12 : 7
B is true
C. There must be 7 more blue pieces than green pieces.
Blue = 7
Green = 5
There are 2 more blue pieces than green pieces
C is not true
D. The ratio of total pieces to green pieces is 12:5
Total pieces : green pieces = 12 : 5
D is true