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3/10 of the beads in a jar are red, the rest are blue if there are 500 more blue beads than red, how many beads are together?​

3/10 of the beads in a jar are red, the rest are blue if there are 500 more blue beads-example-1

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Answer:

1250 beads together.

Explanation:

Blue beads = 7/10

If 500 more beads are blue, then 4/10 is 500.

To find how many beads there are altogether, we need to find 10 parts.

(10/4) x 500 = 1250 beads

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