Question

If there are 10 marbles in a bag 1/5 of them are red and the others are blue. What is the ratio of red marbles to blue marbles ?

Answer 1

4:1

Explanation:

We know 1/5 of the marbles are red.

There are 10 marbles.

1/5 is also 2/10, so:

2 of the 10 marbles are red.

To find the blue marbles, lets subtract the red marbles from the total marbles:

10-2=8

So 8 of the marbles are blue.

This is a ratio of 8 blue to 2 red marbles.

Or

4 blue to 1 red marbles.

This can be shown as:

4 : 1

Hope this helps!